John 19:38
36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
- KJV
- And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
- WEB
- After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
- ASV
- And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him] leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.
- DARBY
- And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through fear of the Jews, demanded of Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus: and Pilate allowed it. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.
- BLB
- And after these things, Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus (but concealed because of the fear of the Jews) asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave permission. Therefore he came and took away His body.
- ÅB
- Men Josef fra Arimatea, som var en av Jesu disipler, dog lønnlig, av frykt for jødene, ba deretter Pilatus at han måtte ta Jesu legeme ned; og Pilatus gav ham lov til det. Han kom da og tok Jesu legeme ned.
- OTB
- Etter dette ba Josef fra Arimatea, en disippel av Jesus, men i hemmelighet av frykt for jødene, Pilatus om å få ta bort Jesu kropp, og Pilatus ga tillatelse. Så kom han og tok bort Hans kropp.
- B1930
- Men Josef fra Arimatea, som var en av Jesu disipler, dog lønnlig, av frykt for jødene, bad derefter Pilatus at han måtte ta Jesu legeme ned; og Pilatus gav ham lov til det. Han kom da og tok Jesu legeme ned.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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