John 19:40

So they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews in preparing a body for burial.

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In The King James Version

Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

In Context

39With him came Nicodemus (who had previously come to Jesus by night). He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about seventy-five pounds.

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

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Cross References

Luke 24:12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped down to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there by themselves. So he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

John 20:5Stooping down to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

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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