John 19:42

There then, on account of the Jews' preparation-day, they laid Jesus; for the tomb was at hand.

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In The King James Version

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

In Context

41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!

Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 19:20This inscription therefore was read by many of the Jews; for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

John 19:41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

1 Corinthians 15:4and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Scriptures;

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 →

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