John 19:39
Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.
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2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by skilled perfumers. Then they made a very great fire in his honor.
Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed 1 with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 1
Song of Solomon 4:14Nard and saffron, 1 calamus and cinnamon with all kinds of spices, 1 myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices. 1
Matthew 19:30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
John 3:1Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
John 12:7Jesus said, “Allow her to keep what she has for the day of my burial.
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 →