New Testament · SCRIPTURE
John 19:40
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So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
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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.
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So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
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So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
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Therefore they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is [the] custom among the Jews to prepare for burial.
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John 19
38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
41 Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
42 And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
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