John 19:42
Since it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus to rest there.
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In Context
41There was a garden near where Jesus was crucified; and in the garden was a new, unused tomb.
Cross References
Psalms 22:15My strength has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.
Matthew 12:40“In the same way Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights, the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
John 19:20Many people read the notice because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
John 19:41There was a garden near where Jesus was crucified; and in the garden was a new, unused tomb.
1 Corinthians 15:4he was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day, again in accordance with Scripture.
Matthew Henry on John 19:39-42
The Burial of Christ. 38 And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is… Read the whole commentary →