John 19:40

John 19:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
• New International Version (NIV)Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Context of John 19:40

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. 39Nicodemus, who had first come to Him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, [weighing] about a hundred [Roman] pounds. So 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. 42Therefore, because of the Jewish day of Preparation, and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

John 19:40 word by word

ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸ ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• took theyλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• woundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• in linen clothesὀθόνιονothonion · bandagesG3608
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the spicesἄρωμαarōma · spicesG759
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• the mannerἔθοςethos · customG1485
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• to buryἐνταφιάζωentaphiazō · to prepare burialG1779

Cross-references for John 19:40

• John 11:44Out came the man who had been dead, his hands and feet tightly wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a [burial] cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and release him.”
• John 20:5Stooping down and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there; but he did not go in.
• Acts 5:6And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it.

Commentaries on John 19:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Wound it in linen - See on John 11:44; (note).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
• 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 19:40

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

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Embalming
• Humiliation of Christ
• Spices
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Burial
• Custom (2)
• Dress

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