John 19:40

The Burial of Jesus

39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.40So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

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Berean Standard Bible
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.
Free Bible Version
They took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloth together with the mixture of spices, in accordance with Jewish burial customs. There was a garden near where Jesus was crucified;
Geneva Bible 1599
Then tooke they the body of Iesus, and wrapped it in linnen clothes with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
One Unity Resource Bible
So they took Yeshua [Salvation]'s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews [Praisers] is to bury.
Plain English Version
Together Joseph and Nicodemus put that cream all over Jesus’s body, then they wrapped it in long bits of cloth. That’s how the Jews buried their dead people.
Translation for Translators
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped strips of linen cloth around it, putting the spices in with the strips of cloth. They did this according to the Jewish customs about burying bodies in tombs.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies.
Noah Webster Bible
Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
World English Bible
So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
Young's Literal Translation
They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;