About a hundred pounds. This seems a great quantity. It may be, they did not use it all. And besides, it was the custom of the Jews, at their great burials, to cover the body with spices and perfumes. (Witham)
JOHN 19:39 mi,gma {B} Although e[ligma (a* B W copboms), being the more difficult reading (the word normally means “a fold, a wrapping,” and not “a roll, a package,” which would be required here), mi...
Verse 39. _NICODEMUS_] John 3:1, c. _MYRRH AND ALOES_] Which drugs were used to preserve bodies from putrefaction. _Calmet_ says that the aloes mentioned here is a liquor which runs from an aromatic...
See the notes at Matthew 27:57....
CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Behold the Man! (John 19:1 .)_ 2. The Last Question of Pilate and Christ's Last Word. (John 19:8 .) 3. Delivered up and Crucified. (John 19:12 .) 4. The Title upon the Cross. ...
THE LANCE-THRUST AND THE BURIAL. It has been said that these verses contain parts of two accounts of burial, by the Jews, and by Joseph. In reality the Jews only demand that the law of Deuteronomy 21:...
THERE CAME ALSO NICODEMUS. This is the third mention of Nicodemus, the first in 3:1, the second 7:50, where he enters. protest against the injustice of the Sanhedrim, and here he come to assist in th...
After that, Joseph from Arimathaea, who because of fear of the Jews was a secret disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate to be allowed to take away Jesus' body, and Pilate gave him permission to do so. So he...
JESUS AND PILATE (John 18:28-40 ; John 19:1-16)...
ALSO NICODEMUS. Read, Nicodemus also. NICODEMUS. See John 3:1, and John 7:50. TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. BY NIGHT. Now he comes openly, as Joseph did, AND BROUGHT. bringing. A MIXTURE. Greek. _m...
_Nicodemus_ Another coincidence. Nicodemus also was a member of the Sanhedrin (iii. 1), and his acquaintance with Joseph is thus explained. And it is S. Mark who tells us that Joseph was one of the Sa...
The Death and Burial For what is peculiar to S. John's narrative in this section see the introductory note to chap. 18. Besides this, the title on the cross, the Jews" criticism of it, and the conduc...
ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ for ΤῸΝ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂Ν (correction for clearness). 39. Another coincidence. Nicodemus also was a member of the Sanhedrin (John 3:1), and his acquaintance with Joseph is thus explained. But it is S. Ma...
THE DEATH AND BURIAL For what is peculiar to S. John’s narrative in this section see the introductory note to chap. 18. Besides this, the title on the cross, the Jews’ criticism of it, and the conduc...
THE PETITION OF THE JEWS AND THE PETITION OF JOSEPH...
Ver 38. And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came t...
ΈΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ, _см._ John 19:38. _Aor._ указывает на предшествующее действие, ΦΈΡΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΦΈΡΩ (G5342) нести. _Praes._ указывает на одновременное действ...
DISCOURSE: 1729 CHARACTER OF NICODEMUS John 19:39. _There came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night_. IT is generally supposed, that by conversion a man’s character is altogether...
DISCOURSE: 1728 THE BURIAL OF JESUS John 19:38. And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of J...
ABOUT AN HUNDRED POUND WEIGHT.— The author of the _Observations_ has the following remark: "What Joseph and Nicodemus did with the mixture ofmyrrh and aloes, doth not appear: Dr. Lardner supposes, tha...
THE ENTOMBMENT _Text: John 19:38-42_ 38 And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple ofJesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 19:25-42 Below is an Analysis of John 19:25-42:— 1. The mother of Jesus and the beloved disciple, verses 25-27. John says nothing about the Savior’s agony in G...
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. AND THERE CAME ALSO NICODEMUS, (WHICH AT THE FIRST...
25 Physical relationships are temporary, and will be superseded by spiritual ties. All lasting spiritual bonds are made at the foot of the cross. 28-30 Compare Mat_27:45-51; Mar_15:33-36; Luk_23:46;...
THE CRUCIFIXION. THE BURIAL 1-3. Inside the Prætorium. Scourging and mockery by the soldiers (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15). It might be supposed from Mt and Mk that the scourging was only the ordinary p...
THE BURIAL (see Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:50). All is in agreement with the synoptists, but there are three additional particulars: (1) That Nicodemus assisted Joseph of Arimathæa; (2) that t...
MYRRH AND ALOES] The myrrh and the aloe wood were reduced to powder, and inserted between the bandages, which were wound fold upon fold round the body. The enormous quantity (about 75 lb. avoirdupois)...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 19 PILATE ORDERS HIS SOLDIERS TO WHIP JESUS 19:1-16 V1 So Pilate ordered his soldiers to whip Jesus. V2 The soldiers to...
NICODEMUS, WHICH AT THE FIRST CAME TO JESUS BY NIGHT. — He is mentioned only by St. John. (Comp. Notes on John 3:1; John 7:50.) A MIXTURE OF MYRRH AND ALOES. — For “myrrh,” comp. Note on Matthew 2:11....
ἦλθε δὲ καὶ Νικόδημος. “Thus Jesus by being lifted up is already drawing men unto Him. These Jewish aristocrats first confess Him in the hour of His deepest degradation.” Plummer. Nicodemus is identif...
_The entombment_....
LOVE-IMPELLED SERVICES John 19:38-42 In that supreme hour Christ's secret disciples revealed their true heroism, and carried Him to the garden sepulcher. It had been written that the Messiah would ma...
Here once more we have the story of the Cross, and once again it is a story to be read almost without note or comment. The picture of our Lord led forth and presented to the crowds by Pilate is one of...
THE INTERMENT Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42. “Then the Jews, in order that the
“ _After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, went and asked Pilate that they might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. He came...
THIRD SECTION: 19:16B-42. THE EXECUTION OF JESUS. 1. The crucifixion: John 19:16; John 19:16; 2. The inscription: John 19:19-22; 3. The parting of the garments:...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 31-42. 1. If the Sabbath referred to in John 19:31 was the 15th of Nisan, we have a very simple and satisfactory explanation of the expression that it was...
And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefo...
In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
_FROM COWARDICE TO CONFESSION 1_ ‘And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that be might take away the body of Jesus: and Pila...
Pilate (chapter 19) gives way to his usual inhumanity. In the account, however, given in this Gospel, the Jews are prominent, as the real authors (as far as man was concerned) of the Lord's death. Jea...
AND THERE CAME ALSO NICODEMUS,.... To the cross, at the same time as Joseph did; who, whether they were brethren, as some conjecture, and met here by consent, since one prepared one thing, and another...
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound _weight_. Ver. 39. _And there came also Nicodemus_] Another...
_Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly_ Because he durst not openly profess his faith in him; _for fear of the Jews _ And their rulers, who were so strongly prejudiced against h...
Christ's burial. Matthew 27:57-61....
NICODEMUS; chap John 3:1-2....
The burial of Jesus:...
AND THERE CAME ALSO NICODEMUS, WHICH AT THE FIRST CAME TO JESUS BY NIGHT, AND BROUGHT A MIXTURE OF MYRRH AND ALOES, ABOUT AN HUNDRED POUND WEIGHT....
CRIMINALLY ASSAULTED IN THE COURT! (vs.1-12) Pilate then tried another desperate move, having the Lord scourged. This was gross injustice, yet he hoped by this to placate the Jews' enmity, considerin...
38-42 Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Christ in secret. Disciples should openly own themselves; yet some, who in lesser trials have been fearful, in greater have been courageous. When God has w...
The history of Nicodemus coming by night to our Saviour, and of their discourse together, we had 1 THESSALONIANS 3:1. We again heard of him standing up for Christ in the sanhedrim, 1 THESSALONIANS 7:5...
John 19:39 G2532 And G1161 Nicodemus G3530 who G3588 first G4412 came G2064 (G5627) to G4314 Jesus...
‘And after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Judaisers, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permissio...
THE BURIAL OF JESUS (JOHN 19:38). God's watch over events is brought out initially in that Jesus had been anointed for His death (John 12:7). Now He was to have proper burial....
John 19:39. AND THERE CAME ALSO NICODEMUS, WHICH AT THE FIRST CAME TO HIM BY NIGHT, BRINGING A MIXTURE OF MYRRH AND ALOES, ABOUT AN HUNDRED POUND WEIGHT. The quantity of spices thus brought by Nicodem...
The paragraph before us records the committal of the body of Jesus to the tomb....
NICODEMUS ALSO (κα Νικοδημος). The Synoptics tell about Joseph of Arimathea, but only John adds the help that Nicodemus gave him in the burial of Jesus, these two timid disciples, Nicodemus now at...
John 19:38 Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus at the Burial of Jesus I. Before the death of Jesus, the two rulers here named had been His secret disciples. They were no worse than multitudes are who p...
John 19:38. And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He c...
CONTENTS: Pilate brings Jesus before the multitude. The rejection of the Savior and the crucifixion. His entombment. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pilate, soldiers, Jesus' mother, His aunt, wife of Cleophas, Ma...
John 19:1. _Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him,_ as stated in Matthew 27:26. In cases where this preseded crucifixion, Cicero has recited the form of the sentence from the Roman law. _I, lic...
ASKED PILATE IF HE COULD TAKE JESUS' BODY. For notes on the Burial, see Matthew 27:57-66. NICODEMUS. Only John tells that he helped with the burial. [This is the third time Nicodemus is mentioned. _Se...
_And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews_ A THREEFOLD POWER I. THE POWER OF WORLDLINESS. Both of these men had opportunities of being convin...
_There came also Nicodemus (Text and Joh_3:1; Joh_7:50-51)._ THE COURAGE-INSPIRING POWER OF THE CROSS Each of these passages contains a vivid picture, and together they unfold the progressive spiritu...
Jesus is laid in the tomb Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42;...
CHAPTER 19 VER. 1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged Him._ That is after he had said (Luke 23:22), "I will chastise Him and let Him go." The tradition is that He was first scourged with t...
_And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night._ He came first by night, but afterwards to hear Him, and become His disciple. (See S. Augustine _in loc_.) _Bearing a mixture...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:31. THE JEWS THEREFORE, ETC.… FOR GREAT WAS THAT SABBATH DAY.—There was a twofold sanctity about the coming day, for it was not only the day at the beginning o...
EXPOSITION JOHN 19:1 (d) [Within the Praetorium.] The unjust scourging, and the crown of thorns. JOHN 19:1 Then PILATE THEREFORE TOOK JESUS, AND SCOURGED HIM. The force of the "therefore" may be se...
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him (John 19:1). The scourging was a whipping that was done to examine the prisoners. It was a third degree technique of the Roman Empire. They did not h...
2 Chronicles 16:14; John 12:7; John 3:1; John 7:50; Matthew 12:20;...
Came Nicodemus - came by night. The contrast is marked between his first and his second coming. Mixture [μ ι γ μ α]. Only here in the New Testament. Some authorities read eligma, a roll. Pounds. Roma...