40So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.


In Context

37 Again another Scripture says, |They will look on him whom they pierced.|

38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

40 So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.

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

John 19:40 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:40Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:40They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:40So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:40They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen with the spices, as it is the custom with the Jews to prepare for burial.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:40So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:40Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:40They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.