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John 19:40
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.
John 19:40 · Bible in Basic English
John 19:40 in other translations
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.
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
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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In context
37 And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.
39 And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.
40 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.
41 Now 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.
42 So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.
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