YHN 19:40 Parallel Verse View

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ULT So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, just as was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial.

UST They took Jesus’ body and wrapped strips of linen cloth around it and put the myrrh and aloe spices under the strips of cloth. They did this according to the Jewish customs about burying bodies.

BSB So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to [the] Jewish burial custom.

MSB So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to [the] Jewish burial custom.

BLB So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as is the custom among the Jews to prepare for burial.

AICNT They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews for burial.

OEB They took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen with the spices, according to the Jewish mode of burial.

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

WMBB So they took Yeshua’s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Judeans is to bury.

NET Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.

LSV Therefore they took 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;

FBV They took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloth together with the mixture of spices, in accordance with Jewish burial customs. There was a garden near where Jesus was crucified;

TCNT So they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews in preparing a body for burial.

T4T They took the body of Jesus and wrapped strips of linen cloth around it, putting the spices in with the strips of cloth. They did this according to the Jewish customs about burying bodies in tombs.

LEB So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial.

BBE Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.

Moff they took and wrapped up the body of Jesus in the spices and in bandages, according to the Jewish custom of burial.

Wymth Taking down the body they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, in accordance with the Jewish mode of preparing for burial.

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

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

YLT They 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;

Drby They 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.

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

SLT Then took they the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen bandages with spices, as the custom is to the Jews to prepare a body for interment.

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

KJB-1769 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

KJB-1611 Then tooke they the body of Iesus, & wound it in linnen clothes, with the spices, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie:
(Then took they the body of Yesus/Yeshua, and wound it in linen clothes, with the spices, as the manner of the Yews is to burie:)

Bshps Then toke they the body of Iesus, & wounde it in linnen clothes, with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie.
(Then took they the body of Yesus/Yeshua, and wound it in linen clothes, with the odours, as the manner of the Yews is to burie.)

Gnva Then tooke they the body of Iesus, and wrapped it in linnen clothes with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie.
(Then took they the body of Yesus/Yeshua, and wrapped it in linen clothes with the odours, as the manner of the Yews is to burie. )

Cvdl The toke they the body of Iesus, & wonde it with lynnen clothes, and with the spyces, as the maner of the Iewes is to burye.
(The took they the body of Yesus/Yeshua, and wonde it with linen clothes, and with the spices, as the manner of the Yews is to burye.)

TNT Then toke they the body of Iesu and wounde it in lynnen clothes with the odoures as the maner of the Iewes is to bury.
(Then took they the body of Yesu and wound it in linen clothes with the odours as the manner of the Yews is to bury. )

Wycl And thei token the bodi of Jhesu, and boundun it in lynun clothis with swete smellynge oynementis, as it is custom to Jewis for to birie.
(And they token the body of Yhesu, and bound it in linen clothes with sweet smelling ointments, as it is custom to Yews for to birie.)

Luth Da nahmen sie den Leichnam JEsu und banden ihn in leinene Tücher mit Spezereien, wie die Juden pflegen zu begraben.
(So took they/she/them the Leichnam Yesu and gangs(v) him/it in linen Tücher with spiceen, as/like the Yews maintain/care_for to/for buried.)

ClVg Acceperunt ergo corpus Jesu, et ligaverunt illud linteis cum aromatibus, sicut mos est Judæis sepelire.
(Acceperunt therefore body Yesu, and tieverunt it/this/that linteis when/with spices, like custom/practice it_is To_the_Jews sepelire. )

UGNT ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸ ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.
(elabon oun to sōma tou Yaʸsou, kai edaʸsan auto othoniois meta tōn arōmatōn, kathōs ethos estin tois Youdaiois entafiazein.)

SBL-GNT ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἔδησαν ⸀αὐτὸ ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.
(elabon oun to sōma tou Yaʸsou kai edaʸsan ⸀auto othoniois meta tōn arōmatōn, kathōs ethos estin tois Youdaiois entafiazein.)

RP-GNT Ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸ ἐν ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.
(Elabon oun to sōma tou Yaʸsou, kai edaʸsan auto en othoniois meta tōn arōmatōn, kathōs ethos estin tois Youdaiois entafiazein.)

TC-GNT Ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸ [fn]ἐν ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶ τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.
(Elabon oun to sōma tou Yaʸsou, kai edaʸsan auto en othoniois meta tōn arōmatōn, kathōs ethos esti tois Youdaiois entafiazein. )

19:40 εν ¦ — CT TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 19:38–42: Jesus’ body was put in a tomb

This section describes how Jesus was buried. Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could remove Jesus’ body from the cross. Pilate agreed, so he did that. Nicodemus went with Joseph and took spices to put inside the cloths with which they would wrap Jesus’ body. Then they buried him in a new tomb in a nearby garden.

Here are other possible titles for this section:

Men placed Jesus’ body in a new tomb

Jesus was buried

The burial of Jesus

19:40a

So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices,

They^(dual) took Jesus’ body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spice mixture,
They^(dual) wrapped Jesus’ corpse in cloths and the good-smelling powders.

So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices: This clause indicates that Joseph and Nicodemus took Jesus’ body and began to prepare it for burial. Because they already took the body down from the cross in 19:38e, the verb took here may be left implied. For example:

The two men wrapped the body in a linen cloth, together with the spices (CEV)

So: The Greek word that the BSB translates as So is a conjunction that indicates results and is often translated as “therefore.” Use an expression that is natural in your language.

they: This pronoun refers to Joseph and Nicodemus. In some languages it may be necessary to mark the following verbs as dual.

wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices: It was the custom of the Jews to wrap dead bodies in cloths with spices scattered inside. This is what Joseph and Nicodemus did. For example:

They wrapped the body with linen cloth and the myrrh and aloes.

They wrapped linen cloths with the spices around his body

linen cloths: The word linen refers to a fabric made from a plant called flax. Linen was a good-quality cloth that was known for being white. If linen is unknown in your culture and language, it may be natural to say:

fine cloths

You could supply a footnote. For example:

The Greek text says “linen cloths.” Linen was a valuable cloth/material made from the flax plant.

with the spices: The phrase the spices refers back to the mixture of myrrh and aloes. These were not spices used in cooking but rather used in making perfumes. Use a term that is suitable for something used in perfume that may be put on a dead body. For example:

to which the perfume had been added (Kankanaey Back Translation)

which contained the mixed medicine (Otomi Back Translation)

19:40b

according to the Jewish burial custom.

as the Jews do when they bury people.
That is how we^(excl) Jews prepare a body to put in a tomb.

according to the Jewish burial custom: This is background information. The author knew that some of his audience were not familiar with how the Jews buried a dead body. So he explained that what Joseph and Nicodemus did to Jesus’ body was what Jews usually did. For example:

which was how the Jewish people buried their dead (CEV)

That is how the Jews regularly prepared a dead body before they put it in a tomb

General Comment on 19:40a–b

In some languages it is more natural to say first that they followed traditional Jewish customs and then give the details. For example:

^40bFollowing Jewish burial custom, ^40athey wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. (NLT)

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

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.

Parallel YHN 19:40

Section 19:38–42: Jesus’ body was put in a tomb

19:40a

19:40b

General Comment on 19:40a–b

Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial