John 19:39

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 19:39 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2. John 19:39 sn See John 3:1-21.
3. John 19:39 tn Grk “came”; the words “accompanied Joseph” are not in the Greek text but are supplied for clarity.
4. John 19:39 sn Aloes refers to an aromatic resin from a plant similar to a lily, used for embalming a corpse.
5. John 19:39 sn The Roman pound (λίτρα, litra) weighed twelve ounces or 325 grams. Thus 100 Roman pounds would be about 32.5 kilograms or 75 pounds.