King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Complete Jewish Bible:
So, because it was Preparation Day for the Judeans, and because the tomb was close by, that is where they buried Yeshua.
Berean Standard Bible:
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
American Standard Version:
There then because of the Jews’ Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
There{G1563} laid they{G5087} Jesus{G2424} therefore{G3767} because{G1223} of the Jews{G2453}' preparation{G3904} day; for{G3754} the sepulchre{G3419} was{G2258} nigh at hand{G1451}.
Cross-References (KJV):
John 19:31
- ¶ The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.
John 19:14
- And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
John 19:41
- 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.
Isaiah 53:9
- And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.
1 Corinthians 15:4
- And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
John 19:20
- This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, [and] Greek, [and] Latin.
Psalms 22:15
- My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
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Commentary for John 19:42
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G1563
There are 98 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐκεῖ
Transliteration: ekeî
Pronunciation: ek-i'
Description: of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither:--there, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place). - Strong's Number: G5087
There are 94 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τίθημι
Transliteration: títhēmi
Pronunciation: theh'-o
Description: a prolonged form of a primary (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses); to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from ἵστημι, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while κεῖμαι is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate):--+ advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, X kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down. - Strong's Number: G2424
There are 935 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς
Transliteration: Iēsoûs
Pronunciation: ee-ay-sooce'
Description: of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus. - Strong's Number: G3767
There are 519 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: οὖν
Transliteration: oûn
Pronunciation: oon
Description: apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore. - Strong's Number: G1223
There are 580 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: διά
Transliteration: diá
Pronunciation: dee-ah'
Description: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance. - Strong's Number: G2453
There are 187 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος
Transliteration: Ioudaîos
Pronunciation: ee-oo-dah'-yos
Description: from Ἰουδά (in the sense of Ἰούδας as a country); Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:--Jew(-ess), of Judæa. - Strong's Number: G3904
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: παρασκευή
Transliteration: paraskeuḗ
Pronunciation: par-ask-yoo-ay'
Description: as if from παρασκευάζω; readiness:--preparation. - Strong's Number: G3754
There are 1189 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ὅτι
Transliteration: hóti
Pronunciation: hot'-ee
Description: neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why. - Strong's Number: G3419
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μνημεῖον
Transliteration: mnēmeîon
Pronunciation: mnay-mi'-on
Description: from μνήμη; a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment):--grave, sepulchre, tomb. - Strong's Number: G2258
There are 416 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἦν
Transliteration: ēn
Pronunciation: ane
Description: imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were. - Strong's Number: G1451
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐγγύς
Transliteration: engýs
Pronunciation: eng-goos'
Description: from a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of ἀγκάλη); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time):--from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.