John 19:42

John 19:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
• New International Version (NIV)Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

Context of John 19:42

40The two men covered Jesus' dead body with these spices. And they tied long pieces of linen cloth around it many times. That is how the Jewish people prepare a dead body before they bury it. 41There was a garden near the place where they had killed Jesus on the cross. In that garden there was a place where they could put the bodies of dead people. It was a new hole in the rock, where nobody had ever put a dead body before. The next day was the Jewish day of rest. So they put Jesus in that hole in the rock, because it was near.

John 19:42 word by word

ἐκεῖ οὖν διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ μνημεῖον, ἔθηκαν τὸν Ἰησοῦν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• laid theyτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• of the Jews’ἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• nigh at handἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451

Cross-references for John 19:42

• Psalms 22:15My mouth has become dry like a piece of a broken pot. My tongue sticks to my mouth. You have left me down in the dirt, as good as dead!
• Isaiah 53:9They decided to bury him with wicked people. But his body was put in a rich man's grave. He had not done anything to hurt anyone. He had not told lies to deceive people.
• Matthew 12:40Jonah stayed inside a big fish for three days and three nights. In the same way, the Son of Man will remain in the ground for three days and three nights.
• Acts 13:29When the soldiers did that, it happened just like the prophets had written about him long ago. After that, some of Jesus' disciples took him down from the cross where he had died. They took his body and they buried it.
• 1 Corinthians 15:4People buried his dead body. On the third day after that God raised him up to live again. The Bible already spoke about that too.
• Colossians 2:12When they baptized you, it was like God buried you with Christ. And God also raised you to a new life with Christ. You believed that God has great power to do that. You believed that God raised Jesus to life after he died. Because you believed, God raised you to have a new life.
• John 19:14It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’

Commentaries on John 19:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Because of the Jews' preparation - From this it may be conjectured that they had designed to have put him in a more magnificent tomb; or, that they intended to make one expressly for himself after the passover: or, that they had designed to have put him somewhere else, but could not do it for want of time; and that they put him here because the tomb was nigh. It appears plainly, from embalming, etc., that none of these persons had any hope of the…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. 42because it was the Jewish day of Preparation: See study note on 19:14. It was almost the Sabbath, so Joseph and Nicodemus planned to return later to finish the burial process (19:38–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4241-42. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulchre--The choice of this tomb was, on their part, dictated by the double circumstance that it was so near at hand, and by its belonging to a friend of the Lord; and as there was need of haste, even they would be struck with the providence which thus supplied it. "There laid they Jesus therefore, because of the Jew's preparation day, for the sepulchre was nigh…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:42

• Burial
• Day
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Preparation Day

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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