38 Now (A)after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a (B)secret one for (C)fear of the [a]Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. 39 (D)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, (E)bringing a [b]mixture of (F)myrrh and aloes, about a [c](G)hundred litras weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and (H)bound it in (I)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a (J)new tomb (K)in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of (L)preparation, since the tomb was (M)nearby, they laid Jesus there.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:38 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  2. John 19:39 Two early mss package of
  3. John 19:39 I.e., Roman libras (about 75 lb. or 34 kg)

38 After meta · de this houtos · ho Joseph Iōsēph · ho of apo Arimathea Harimathaia, a disciple mathētēs of ho Jesus Iēsous ( though a secret kryptō one · de due dia to his ho fear phobos of the ho Jews Ioudaios) asked erōtaō Pilate Pilatos if hina he could remove airō the ho body sōma of ho Jesus Iēsous. · kai Pilate Pilatos gave him permission epitrepō, · ho so oun he came erchomai and kai removed airō the ho body sōma. 39 · de Nicodemus Nikodēmos, who ho earlier prōton had come erchomai to pros Jesus autos at night nyx, · ho also kai came erchomai, bringing pherō a mixture migma of myrrh smyrna and kai aloes aloē, about hōs seventy-five pounds litra. 40 So oun they took lambanō the ho body sōma of ho Jesus Iēsous and kai wrapped deō it autos in strips othonion of linen with meta the ho spices arōma, in accordance kathōs with the Jewish Ioudaios custom ethos · ho for burial entaphiazō. 41 Now de in en the ho place topos where hopou he was crucified stauroō there was eimi a garden kēpos, and kai in en the ho garden kēpos was a new kainos tomb mnēmeion in en which hos no one oudeis had ever yet oudepō been eimi laid tithēmi. 42 So oun because dia it was the ho Jewish Ioudaios day paraskeuē of Preparation · ho and the ho tomb mnēmeion was eimi nearby engys, they laid tithēmi · ho Jesus Iēsous there ekei.

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