John 19:41

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator describes the immediate surroundings at the crucifixion site as Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepare to bury Jesus. The account notes the location just before the body is laid in the tomb.

The words — The Greek κῆπος (kēpos) denotes a garden or enclosed plot, and the verb ἦν (ēn) establishes the garden's prior existence at the crucifixion site. The text explicitly states that a garden containing an unused tomb was located at the place of execution.

The thread — The motif of an unused, rock-cut tomb near a crucifixion site appears in Matthew 27:60 and Luke 23:53. These accounts parallel the provision of a fresh burial place, while Isaiah 22:16 contrasts unauthorized tomb carving with this arranged site.

Why it lands — The account requires readers to recognize the deliberate fulfillment of burial customs and prophetic patterns without embellishment. It demands attention to how the narrative records the exact location and condition of the tomb before any theological application.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Matthew 27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
Luke 23:53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
Isaiah 22:16 What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
John 20:15 “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
2 Kings 23:30 From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
Matthew 27:64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”