John 19:40
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.
KJV
ἔλαβον οὖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸ ὀθονίοις μετὰ τῶν ἀρωμάτων, καθὼς ἔθος ἐστὶν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν.
Greek NT
Acceperunt ergo corpus Jesu, et ligaverunt illud linteis cum aromatibus, sicut mos est Judæis sepelire.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- αὐτὸ — SBLGNT
- αὐτὸ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἐν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. Why was he buried? A. His burial testifies that he really died.
Cross-references
- Acts 5:6 — And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
- Acts 5:6 — And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
- John 11:44 — And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- John 11:44 — And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- John 20:5 — And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
- John 20:5 — And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.