42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.


In Context

39 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.

40 Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.

41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

John 19:42 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation [day;] for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:42There, therefore, because of the parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus, because the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:42There then because of the Jews Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:42There therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:42There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:42There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-day, for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:42Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:42there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulcher was near at hand.