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ULTNow Nicodemus also came—the one having come to him at first at night—bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about 100 litras in weight.
USTNicodemus also came. He was the man who had once come and spoken with Jesus at night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloe spices to prepare Jesus’ body for burial. Those spices weighed about 33 kilograms.
BSBNicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[fn]
19:39Greek about a hundred litras; that is, approximately 34 kilograms
BLBNow Nicodemus, the one having come to Him by night at the first, also came bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred litras.
AICNTNicodemus also came, the one who had first come to {him}[fn] at night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
OEBNicodemus, too – the man who had formerly visited Jesus by night – came with a roll of myrrh and aloes, weighing nearly a hundred pounds.
WEBBENicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.[fn]
19:39100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.
WMBBNicodemus, who at first came to Yeshua by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.[fn]
19:39100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.
NETNicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.
LSVand Nicodemus also came—who came to Jesus by night at the first—carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, one hundred pounds.
FBVHe was joined by Nicodemus, the man who had first visited Jesus at night. He brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.
TCNTWith him came Nicodemus (who had previously come to Jesus by night). He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about seventy-five pounds.
T4TNicodemus was one of them. He was the man who previously went to visit Jesus at night. Nicodemus bought an expensive mixture of myrrh and aloe spices to put on the body. It weighed about ◄75 pounds/35 kilograms►.
LEBAnd Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.[fn]
19:39The Greek term refers to a Roman pound, 327.45 grams (approximately 12 ounces)
BBEAnd Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.
WymthNicodemus too—he who at first had visited Jesus by night—came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, in weight about seventy or eighty pounds.
ASVAnd there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
DRAAnd Nicodemus also came, (he who at the first came to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
YLTand Nicodemus also came — who came unto Jesus by night at the first — bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.
DrbyAnd Nicodemus also, who at first came to Jesus by night, came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds [weight].
RVAnd there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.
WbstrAnd there came also Nicodemus (who at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight .
KJB-1769And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
KJB-1611And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Iesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrhe and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. (And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Yesus/Yeshua by night, and brought a mixture of myrrhe and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.)
BshpsAnd there came also Nicodemus (whiche at the begynnyng came to Iesus by nyght) and brought of mirre and aloes myngled together, about an hundred pounde wayght. (And there came also Nicodemus (whiche at the beginning came to Yesus/Yeshua by night) and brought of mirre and aloes myngled together, about an hundred pounde wayght.)
GnvaAnd there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Iesus by night) and brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together about an hundreth pound. (And there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Yesus/Yeshua by night) and brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together about an hundreth pound. )
CvdlThere came also Nicodemus, (which afore came vnto Iesus by night) & brought of Myrre & Aloes mingled together, aboute an hudreth poude weight. (There came also Nicodemus, (which afore came unto Yesus/Yeshua by night) and brought of Myrre and Aloes mingled together, about an hudreth poude weight.)
TNTAnd ther cam also Nicodemus which at the beginnynge came to Iesus by nyght and brought of myrre and aloes mingled to gether aboute an hundred pounde wayght. (And there came also Nicodemus which at the beginning came to Yesus/Yeshua by night and brought of myrre and aloes mingled to gether about an hundred pounde wayght. )
WyclAnd Nychodeme cam also, that hadde come to hym first bi nyyt, and brouyte a meddlynge of myrre and aloes, as it were an hundrid pound. (And Nychodeme came also, that had come to him first by night, and brought a meddlynge of myrre and aloes, as it were an hundred pound.)
LuthEs kam aber auch Nikodemus, der vormals bei der Nacht zu JEsu kommen war, und brachte Myrrhen und Aloen untereinander bei hundert Pfunden. (It came but also Nikodemus, the/of_the vormals at the/of_the night to YEsu coming was, and brought Myrrhen and Aloen untereinander at hundred Pfunden.)
ClVgVenit autem et Nicodemus, qui venerat ad Jesum nocte primum, ferens mixturam myrrhæ et aloës, quasi libras centum. (Venit however and Nicodemus, who venerat to Yesum nocte primum, ferens mixturam myrrhæ and aloës, as_if libras centum. )
UGNTἦλθεν δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον, φέρων μίγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης, ὡς λίτρας ἑκατόν. (aʸlthen de kai Nikodaʸmos, ho elthōn pros auton nuktos to prōton, ferōn migma smurnaʸs kai aloaʸs, hōs litras hekaton.)
SBL-GNTἦλθεν δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ⸀αὐτὸν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον, φέρων ⸀μίγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης ὡς λίτρας ἑκατόν. (aʸlthen de kai Nikodaʸmos, ho elthōn pros ⸀auton nuktos to prōton, ferōn ⸀migma smurnaʸs kai aloaʸs hōs litras hekaton.)
TC-GNTἮλθε δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς [fn]τὸν Ἰησοῦν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον, φέρων [fn]μίγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης [fn]ὡς λίτρας ἑκατόν. (Aʸlthe de kai Nikodaʸmos, ho elthōn pros ton Yaʸsoun nuktos to prōton, ferōn migma smurnaʸs kai aloaʸs hōs litras hekaton. )
19:39Nicodemus (see 3:1; 7:50), a member of the high council, understood that these bodies had to be buried before the upcoming Sabbath (19:31, 42). His public support, as with Joseph of Arimathea, might indicate that he, too, was becoming a disciple (see study note on 7:49-51). • Myrrh was a commonly used aromatic powder. • The aloes were fragrant powdered sandalwood often used as perfume. • seventy-five pounds: This enormous amount of spices was appropriate for royalty; Jesus, the king, was given a royal burial.
the_‹one› /having/_come to him ˱by˲_night ˱at˲_the first
This clause refers to the meeting between Jesus and Nicodemus that is described in chapter 3. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “who had met Jesus before when he visited him at night”
bringing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦλθεν δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον φέρων ἕλιγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης ὡσεὶ λίτρας ἑκατόν)
According to the burial customs of Jesus’ time, people prepared this mixture in order to put it on Jesus’ body as a way to honor him and to counteract the smell of decay. If this would confuse your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes to put on Jesus’ body”
This mixture of myrrh and aloes consisted of pleasant-smelling substances that were mixed together into an ointment that was put on a dead body in order to counteract the smell of decay. If your readers would not be familiar with these substances, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “of pleasant-smelling substances”
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦλθεν δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς τὸ πρῶτον φέρων ἕλιγμα σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης ὡσεὶ λίτρας ἑκατόν)
If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this weight in terms of modern measurements either in the text or a footnote. One litra is about one third of a kilogram or three quarters of a pound. Alternate translation: “about 33 kilograms in weight” or “weighing about thirty-three kilograms”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
