John 19 · Verse 41

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 19:41, King James Version

John 19:41 in other translations

BSBNow 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.
WEBNow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.
ASVNow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.
YLTand there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet laid;
DARBYBut there was in the place where he had been crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid.
BBENow there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put.
WebsterNow in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, in which was never man yet laid.

What does John 19:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:41-42
41-42. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulchre--The choice of this tomb was, on their part, dictated by the double circumstance that it was so near at hand, and by its belonging to a friend of the Lord; and as there was need of haste, even they would be struck with the providence which thus supplied it. "There laid they Jesus therefore, because of the Jew's preparation day, for the sepulchre was nigh at hand." But there was one recommendation of it which probably would not strike them; but God had it in view. Not its being "hewn out of a rock" (Mr 15:46), accessible only at the entrance, which doubtless would impress them with its security and suitableness. But it was "a new sepulchre" (Joh 19:41), "wherein never man before was laid" (Lu 23:53): and Matthew (Mt 27:60) says that Joseph laid Him "in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock"--doubtless for his own use, though the Lord had higher use for it. Thus as He rode into Jerusalem on an ass "whereon never man before had sat" (Mr 11:2), so now He shall lie in a tomb wherein never man before had lain, that from these specimens it may be seen that in all things He was "SEPARATE FROM SINNERS" (He 7:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 There was a garden - It was an ancient custom for particular families to have burying places in their gardens. See 2Kgs 21:18, 2Kgs 21:26. New sepulchre - See on Mat 27:60 (note).

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…

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John 19:41 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἮνĒnThere wasG1510
δὲdenowG1161
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
τόπῳtopōplaceG5117
ὅπουhopouwhereG3699
ἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēHe was crucifiedG4717
κῆποςkēposa gardenG2779
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
κήπῳkēpōgardenG2779
μνημεῖονmnēmeiona tombG3419
καινὸνkainonnewG2537
ἐνeninG1722
ᾧhōwhichG3739
οὐδέπωoudepōnot yetG3764
οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762
τεθειμένος.tetheimenos[already] laid.G5087

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 19:41

  • Luke 23:53

    And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

  • Matthew 27:60

    And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

  • Isaiah 22:16

    What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

  • John 20:15

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

  • 2 Kings 23:30

    And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

  • Matthew 27:64-66

    Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and in.
20:15; 2Ki 23:30; Isa 22:16; Mt 27:60,64-66; Lu 23:53

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Context

  • 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 19:42

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

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John 19:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y en aquel lugar donde había sido crucificado, había un huerto; y en el huerto un sepulcro nuevo, en el cual aun no había sido puesto ninguno.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or il y avait, au lieu où il avait été crucifié, un jardin, et dans le jardin un sépulcre neuf, dans lequel personne n’avait jamais été mis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es war aber an dem Orte, wo er gekreuzigt wurde, ein Garten, und in dem Garten eine neue Gruft, in welche noch nie jemand gelegt worden war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erat autem in loco, ubi crucifixus est, hortus: et in horto monumentum novum, in quo nondum quisquam positus erat.