John 19:42 “And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was near…”

John 19:42

And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.

American Standard Version

There then because of the Jews’ Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

Geneva Bible 1599

There then laide they Iesus, because of the Iewes Preparation day, for the sepulchre was neere.

Darby Translation

There therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

Young's Literal Translation

there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

Bible in Basic English

So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

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Cross references

“laid”

Isaiah 53:9 Psalm 22:15 Matthew 12:40 Acts 13:29 1 Corinthians 15:4 Colossians 2:12

Isaiah 53:9 · BSB

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Psalm 22:15 · BSB

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Matthew 12:40 · BSB

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Acts 13:29 · BSB

When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

1 Corinthians 15:4 · BSB

that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Colossians 2:12 · BSB

And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

“because”

John 19:14 John 19:31

John 19:14 · BSB

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

John 19:31 · BSB

It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

Also

John 19:41 John 19:20

John 19:41 · BSB

Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

John 19:20 · BSB

Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

41Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

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