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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.

KJV

ἐκεῖ οὖν διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ μνημεῖον, ἔθηκαν τὸν Ἰησοῦν.

Greek NT

Ibi ergo propter parasceven Judæorum, quia juxta erat monumentum, posuerunt Jesum.

Vulgate

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

ASV

There, therefore, because of the parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus: because the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
μνημεῖον
mnemeion
noun · 37×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
παρασκευή
paraskeue
noun · 6×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
ἐγγύς
eggus
adverb · 30×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§624"By the grace of God" Jesus tasted death "for every one".459 In his plan of salvation, God ordained that his Son should not only "die for our sins"460 but should also "taste death", experience the condition of death, the separation of his soul from his body, between the time he expired on the cross and the time he was raised from the dead. the state of the dead Christ is the my…
§641Mary Magdalene and the holy women who came to finish anointing the body of Jesus, which had been buried in haste because the Sabbath began on the evening of Good Friday, were the first to encounter the Risen One.497 Thus the women were the first messengers of Christ's Resurrection for the apostles themselves.498 They were the next to whom Jesus appears: first Peter, then the Tw…

Cross-references

  • Isa 53:9 — And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
  • John 19:14 — And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
  • John 19:14 — And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
  • John 19:31 — The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might b
  • John 19:31 — The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might b
  • John 19:41 — Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
  • Matt 27:62 — Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,