John 19:39

John 19:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
• New International Version (NIV)He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

Context of John 19:39

37And again another Scripture says, “They shall look at Him whom they have pierced.” 38And after this, Joseph of Arimathea—a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away His body. Nicodemus, who had first come to Him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, [weighing] about a hundred [Roman] pounds. 40So they took Jesus’ body and bound it in linen wrappings with the fragrant spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41Now there was a garden at the place where He was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb [cut out of solid rock] in which no one had yet been laid.

John 19:39 word by word

ἦλθεν δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον φέρων μίγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης ὡς λίτρας ἑκατόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• there cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos · NicodemusG3530
• at the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · first: previousG4413
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• by nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• and broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• a mixtureμίγμαmigma · mixtureG3395
• of myrrhσμύρναsmurna · myrrhG4666
• aloesἀλόηaloē · aloesG250
• aboutὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• an hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
• poundλίτραlitra · poundG3046

Cross-references for John 19:39

• John 3:1Now there was a certain man among the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler (member of the Sanhedrin) among the Jews,
• John 7:50Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,
• Matthew 12:20A battered reed He will not break, And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, Until He leads justice to victory.
• Matthew 19:30But many who are first [in this world] will be last [in the world to come]; and the last, first.
• John 12:7So Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [the rest of] it for the day of My burial.
• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which he had filled with various kinds of spices blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.

Commentaries on John 19:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Nicodemus - See on John 3:1; (note), etc. Myrrh and aloes - Which drugs were used to preserve bodies from putrefaction. Calmet says that the aloes mentioned here is a liquor which runs from an aromatic tree, and is widely different from that called aloes among us. Some have objected that a hundred pounds' weight of myrrh and aloes was enough to embalm two hundred dead bodies; and instead of ̔, a hundred, some critics have proposed to read ̔ - a mixture of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38-42Verses 38-42 See the notes at Matthew 27:57-61.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-42Verses 38-42 Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Christ in secret. Disciples should openly own themselves; yet some, who in lesser trials have been fearful, in greater have been courageous. When God has work to do, he can find out such as are proper to do it. The embalming was done by Nicodemus, a secret friend to Christ, though not his constant follower. That grace which at first is like a bruised reed, may afterward resemble a strong cedar. Hereby…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Nicodemus (see 3:1; 7:50) was a member of the Jewish high council. He knew these bodies had to be buried before the Sabbath (19:31, 42). His public support, like that of Joseph of Arimathea, might show he was becoming a disciple (see study note on 7:49–51). Myrrh was a commonly used powder that smelled good. The aloes were fragrant powdered sandalwood often used as perfume. seventy-five pounds: This large amount of spices was fit for royalty. Jesus, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4038-40. Joseph of Arimathea--"a rich man" (Mt 27:57), thus fulfilling Is 53:9; "an honorable counsellor," a member of the Sanhedrim, and of good condition, "which also waited for the kingdom of God" (Mr 15:43), a devout expectant of Messiah's kingdom; "a good man and a just, the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them" (Lu 23:50, 51--he had gone the length, perhaps, of dissenting and protesting in open council against the condemnation of our…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:39

• Aloes
• Burial
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Love
• Myrrh
• Spices

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Aloes
• Embalming
• Funeral
• Humiliation of Christ
• Joseph
• Myrrh
• Nicodemus
• Perfumes

Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings