² Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob^[a] was embalmed.

¹⁴ He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

²⁶ So Joseph died at the age of 110. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

³⁹ With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds^[a] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. ⁴⁰ Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.

The Resurrection

16 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.

¹² She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.

⁷ Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.

The Resurrection

24 But very early on Sunday morning^[a] the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.

⁸ She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.