Bible Strands
John 19:42
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — After the crucifixion, the men handling Jesus’ body place him in a nearby garden tomb before the Jewish Sabbath begins.
The words — παρασκευὴν (paraskeuēn) = Preparation, and διὰ (dia) = on account of, show the burial was driven by the approaching deadline and the tomb’s proximity.
The thread — The Preparation day deadline appears in John 19:14 and John 19:31, while the use of a new tomb near the crucifixion site aligns with the burial pattern in Isaiah 53:9.
Why it lands — The text records that historical urgency and geographical convenience dictated the burial, requiring the reader to note the precise timing rather than assume theological delay.
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The Greek words
King James Version
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Cross-references
- John 19:14 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 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.
- Isaiah 53:9 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 22:15 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 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.
- John 19:20 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.
- Acts 13:29 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 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Colossians 2:12 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.