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John 19:42

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19:42And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation124 and the tomb was nearby,125 they placed Jesus’ body there.

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  1. 124 The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.
  2. 125 The tomb was nearby. The Passover and the Sabbath would begin at 6 p.m., so those who had come to prepare and bury the body could not afford to waste time.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

NLTNew Living Translation

And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.

KJV 1900King James Version

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.