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John 19:42

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
John 19:42 · King James Version

In other versions

  • There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

    ASV

  • So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

    BBE

  • There therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

    DBY

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

    WEB

  • there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

    YLT

  • There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the tomb was nigh at hand.

    ENG

  • There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-day, for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.

    WBT

  • And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

    BSB

In context

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.

41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Jesus

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