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 will look at Him whom they pierced.” 38Now after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the 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. Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred litras weight. 40So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen 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 new tomb 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

• NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos · NicodemusG3530
• who had firstπρῶτοςprōtos · first: previousG4413
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to Him by nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• bringingφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• mixtureμίγμαmigma · mixtureG3395
• myrrhσμύρναsmurna · myrrhG4666
• and aloesἀλόηaloē · aloesG250
• aboutὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
• litrasλίτραlitra · poundG3046

Cross-references for John 19:39

• John 3:1Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
• John 7:50Nicodemus (the one who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,
• Matthew 12:20A bent reed He will not break off, And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish, Until He leads justice to victory.
• Matthew 19:30But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.
• John 12:7Therefore Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep 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 in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.

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