John 19:41-42

19:41 Now at the place where Jesus ¹  was crucified ²  there was a garden, ³  and in the garden ⁴  was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried. ⁵  19:42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation ⁶  and the tomb was nearby, ⁷  they placed Jesus’ body there.

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¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn See the note on Crucify in 19:6.

³ tn Or “an orchard.”

⁴ tn Or “orchard.”

⁵ tn Grk “been placed.”

⁶ sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.

⁷ sn The tomb was nearby. The Passover and the Sabbath would begin at 6 p.m., so those who had come to prepare and bury the body could not afford to waste time.