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John 19:37-39
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John 19:37-39
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37 Scripture also says, “They will look to the one they have pierced.” (Zechariah 12:10)
Jesus Is Buried
38 Later Joseph asked Pilate for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus. But he followed Jesus secretly because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. After Pilate gave him permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 39 Nicodemus went with Joseph. He was the man who had earlier visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought some mixed spices that weighed about 75 pounds.
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John 19:37-39
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John 19:37-39
New International Version
37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[a](A)
The Burial of Jesus(B)
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(C) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(D) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[b]
Footnotes
- John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
- John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms
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