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- Chapter 19
- Verse 40
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Then took they the body of Jesus,.... It being taken down from the cross, and carried to the designed place of interment; they, Joseph and Nicodemus, either themselves, or by their servants, took the…
We have here an account of the burial of the blessed body of our Lord Jesus. The solemn funerals of great men are usually looked at with curiosity; the mournful funerals of dear friends are attended…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Then took they They took therefore.
wound it, &c. Or, bound it in linen cloths. The -cloths" seem to refer to the bandages which kept the whole together rather than the large -linen sheet" mentioned…
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