King James Version
What Does John 19:42 Mean?
“There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.”
Context
40
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
41
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
42
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(42) **The Jews’ preparation day.**—Comp. John 19:14; John 19:31, and *Excursus F: The Day of the Crucifixion of our Lord,* p. 559.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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