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37 And again another Scripture says, (A)“They will look on him whom they have pierced.”

Jesus Is Buried

38 (B)After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly (C)for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 (D)Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus[a] by night, came (E)bringing a mixture of (F)myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds[b] in weight.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:39 Greek him
  2. John 19:39 Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams