John 19:42

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

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}.

So, because it was Preparation Day for the Judeans, and because the tomb was close by, that is where they buried Yeshua.

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

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • John 19:31 (5 votes)

    ¶ 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 (5 votes)

    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 (3 votes)

    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 (3 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

    And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

  • John 19:20 (2 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

    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.