John 19:40
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.
John 19:40 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial; |
| DARBY | They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen with the spices, as it is the custom with the Jews to prepare for burial. |
| BBE | Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest. |
| Webster | Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. |
What does John 19:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:38-40
38-40. Joseph of Arimathea--"a rich man" (Mt 27:57), thus fulfilling Is 53:9; "an honorable counsellor," a member of the Sanhedrim, and of good condition, "which also waited for the kingdom of God" (Mr 15:43), a devout expectant of Messiah's kingdom; "a good man and a just, the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them" (Lu 23:50, 51--he had gone the length, perhaps, of dissenting and protesting in open…
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:38-42
Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Christ in secret. Disciples should openly own themselves; yet some, who in lesser trials have been fearful, in greater have been courageous. When God has work to do, he can find out such as are proper to do it. The embalming was done by Nicodemus, a secret friend to Christ, though not his constant follower. That grace which at first is like a bruised reed, may afterward resemble…
John 19:40 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 19:40
- John 11:44
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- Acts 5:6
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
- John 20:5-7
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
- Matthew 26:12
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
- Luke 24:12
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
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Context
- John 19:39
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
- John 19:40
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.
- John 19:41
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
John 19:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomaron pues el cuerpo de Jesús, y envolviéronlo en lienzos con especias, como es costumbre de los Judíos sepultar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils prirent donc le corps de Jésus, et l’enveloppèrent de linges, avec les aromates, comme les Juifs ont coutume d’ensevelir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie nahmen nun den Leib Jesu und wickelten ihn in leinene Tücher mit den Spezereien, wie es bei den Juden Sitte ist, zum Begräbnis zuzubereiten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Acceperunt ergo corpus Jesu, et ligaverunt illud linteis cum aromatibus, sicut mos est Judæis sepelire. |