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


In Context

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 19:42 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

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 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.