John 19:38-42

38 Now aafter these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a bsecret one for cfear of the
I.e., the Jewish leaders
Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.
39 eNicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, fbringing a
Two early mss package of
mixture of hmyrrh and aloes, about a
I.e., Roman libras (about 75 lb. or 34 kg)
,
jhundred litras weight.
40So they took the body of Jesus and kbound it in llinen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a mnew tomb nin which no one had yet been laid. 42Therefore because of the Jewish day of opreparation, since the tomb was pnearby, they laid Jesus there.

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