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

40Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which was never man yet laid. There they laid Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day ; for the sepulchre was near at hand.

John 19:42 word by word

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

• Thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• handἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451

Cross-references for John 19:42

• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
• Isaiah 53:9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
• Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
• Acts 13:29And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
• 1 Corinthians 15:4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
• Colossians 2:12Buried with him in baptism, in which also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
• John 19:14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold 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