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John 19:42
There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-[day], for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.
John 19:42 · Webster Bible
John 19:42 in other translations
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.
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In context
39 And there came also Nicodemus (who at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound [weight].
40 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.
41 Now 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.
42 There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-[day], for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.
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