39 (A)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, (B)bringing a [a]mixture of (C)myrrh and aloes, about a [b](D)hundred litras weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and (E)bound it in (F)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

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

39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(A) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[a] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.(B) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(C)

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  1. John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms