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The Book of John - Chapter 19:38-42 - (ESV)

Jesus Is Buried - {Interlinear <Greek>}

19:38 - After {Μετὰ <meta>} • {δὲ <de>} these {ταῦτα <houtos>} things ← Joseph {Ἰωσὴφ Iōsēph>} of {ἀπὸ <apo>} Arimathea, {Ἀριμαθαίας <Arimathaia>} who • was {ὢν <eimi>} a → disciple {μαθητὴς <mathētēs>} of → Jesus, {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, <ho Iēsous>} but {δὲ <de>} secretly {κεκρυμμένος <kryptō>} for {διὰ <dia>} fear {τὸν φόβον <ho phobos>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews, {Ἰουδαίων, <Ioudaios>} asked {ἠρώτησεν <erōtaō>} Pilate {τὸν Πειλᾶτον <ho Pilatos>} that {ἵνα <hina>} he might take away {ἄρῃ <airō>} the {τὸ <ho>} body {σῶμα <sōma>} of → Jesus, {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. <ho Iēsous>} and {καὶ <kai>} Pilate {ὁ Πειλᾶτος. <ho Pilatos>} gave → him • permission. {ἐπέτρεψεν <epitrepō>} So {οὖν <oun>} he → came {ἦλθεν <erchomai>} and {καὶ <kai>} took away {ἦρεν <airō>} his {αὐτοῦ. <autos>} body. {τὸ σῶμα <ho sōma>}

19:39 - • {δὲ <de>} Nicodemus {Νικόδημος <Nikodēmos>} also, {καὶ <kai>} who {ὁ <ho>} earlier {τὸ πρῶτον <ho prōtos>} had → come {ἐλθὼν <erchomai>} to {πρὸς <pros>} • {αὐτὸν <autos>} Jesus • by → night, {νυκτὸς <nyx>} came {ἦλθεν <erchomai>} bringing {φέρων <pherō>} a → mixture {μίγμα <migma>} of → myrrh {σμύρνης <smyrna>} and {καὶ <kai>} aloes, {ἀλόης <aloē>} about {ὡς <hōs>} seventy-five pounds {λίτρας ἑκατόν. <litra hekaton>} in • weight. •

19:40 - So {οὖν <oun>} they → took {Ἔλαβον <lambanō>} the {τὸ <ho>} body {σῶμα <sōma>} of → Jesus {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ <ho Iēsous>} and {καὶ <kai>} bound {ἔδησαν <deō>} it {αὐτὸ <autos>} in → linen → cloths {ὀθονίοις <othonion>} with {μετὰ <meta>} the {τῶν <ho>} spices, {ἀρωμάτων, <arōma>} as {καθὼς <kathōs>} is {ἐστὶν <eimi>} the → burial {ἐνταφιάζειν. <entaphiazō>} custom {ἔθος <ethos >} of → the {τοῖς <ho>} Jews. {Ἰουδαίοις <Ioudaios>}

19:41 - Now {δὲ <de>} in {ἐν <en>} the {τῷ <ho >} place {τόπῳ <topos>} where {ὅπου <hopou>} he → was → crucified {ἐσταυρώθη <stauroō>} there → was {Ἦν <eimi>} a → garden, {κῆπος <kēpos>} and {καὶ <kai>} in {ἐν <en>} the {τῷ <ho>} garden {κήπῳ <kēpos>} a → new {καινὸν <kainos>} tomb {μνημεῖον <mnēmeion>} in {ἐν <en>} which {ᾧ <hos>} no one {οὐδέπω οὐδεὶς <oudepō oudeis>} had → yet ← been {ἦν <eimi>} laid. {τεθειμένος. <tithēmi>}

19:42 - So {οὖν <oun>} because of {διὰ <dia>} the {τὴν <ho>} Jewish {τῶν Ἰουδαίων, <ho Ioudaios>} day → of → Preparation, {παρασκευὴν <paraskeuē>} since {ὅτι <hoti>} the {τὸ <ho>} tomb {μνημεῖον, <mnēmeion>} was {ἦν <eimi>} close {ἐγγὺς <engys>} at ← hand, ← they → laid {ἔθηκαν <tithēmi>} Jesus {τὸν Ἰησοῦν. <ho Iēsous>} there. {ἐκεῖ <ekei>}

John 19:38 -

Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy member of the Jewish ruling council (Matt. 27:57), asks Pilate for Jesus’ body, fulfilling Isa. 53:9. The location of Arimathea is not certain, though some identify it as Ramah (or Ramathaim-Zophim; see 1 Sam. 1:19).

Profile: Nicodemus (John 19:39–40)

Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the powerful Jewish governing body, the Sanhedrin. He had seen the signs performed by Jesus and recognized that God was with him. Possibly to avoid being seen by his peers, Nicodemus came to Jesus at night to speak with him. Although he was a “teacher of Israel” (3:10) and knew the OT Scriptures, Nicodemus was mystified when Jesus told him that he must be born again. It was while talking with Nicodemus that Jesus made the statement recorded in 3:16, perhaps the most well-known summary of the gospel in all of Scripture. The Bible does not say whether Nicodemus responded to the gospel on this occasion. Later, however, Nicodemus defended Jesus when others wanted to arrest him (7:50–52). After Jesus’ death on the cross, Nicodemus helped Joseph of Arimathea prepare Jesus’ body for burial (19:39–40). (John 3:1–21)

John 19:41 -

Regarding the place where Jesus was crucified, see note on v. 17. Garden indicates a large space; a gardener is mentioned in 20:15. tomb. See note on Mark 15:46.

John 19:42 -

Regarding the Jewish day of Preparation, see note on v. 14. The Sabbath was rapidly approaching. Work had to stop, including that of carrying spices or moving a corpse.

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The Book of John - Chapter 19:38-42 - (ESV)

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