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John 19:37-39
EasyEnglish Bible
John 19:37-39
EasyEnglish Bible
37 In another place, the Bible says:
‘People will push a spear into that man's body,
and then they will look at him.’[a]
And that is how it really happened.
Joseph buries Jesus
38 There was a man called Joseph who came from the town of Arimathea. He was one of Jesus' disciples, but he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. So he had not told people that he was a disciple of Jesus. Joseph went to Pilate and asked if he could take Jesus' dead body away. Pilate agreed. So Joseph went there and he took the body away. 39 Nicodemus went with Joseph. He was the man who had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought about 33 kilograms of spices called myrrh and aloes.[b]
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- 19:37 See Zechariah 12:10.
- 19:39 Spices are oils or plants that have a lovely smell. The Jews used them on dead bodies. They stopped the dead bodies getting a bad smell.
John 19:37-39
New International Version
John 19:37-39
New International Version
37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[a](A)
The Burial of Jesus(B)
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(C) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(D) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[b]
Footnotes
- John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
- John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms
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