{"id":925,"date":"2010-07-15T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=925"},"modified":"2022-01-29T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:17:10","slug":"john-1938-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"John 19:38-42"},"content":{"rendered":"

38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Crucified criminals were often left unburied, hanging on the cross. Joseph had opposed the council’s decision to crucify Jesus (Luke 23:50-51).<\/h3>\n

And they made His grave with the wicked \u2014 but with the rich at His death … (Isaiah 53:9)<\/em><\/span> \u2014 literally, “His grave was appointed with the wicked” (what the Jews wanted) “but with the rich man in His death” (Joseph was rich \u2014 Matthew 27:57<\/span><\/a>).<\/h3>\n

Nicodemus (v. 39) \u2014 He is mentioned in John 3<\/span><\/a>, in John 7:50<\/span><\/a> and here. Perhaps he believed after seeing “the Son of Man lifted up.”<\/h3>\n

myrrh and aloes (v. 39) \u2014 a hundred pounds was a large and expensive amount, as would be used for a king’s burial.<\/h3>\n

Christ’s body didn’t corrupt \u2014 Psalm 16:10<\/span><\/a>: For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

tomb (v. 41) \u2014 sepulcher carved out of rock<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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