John 19:40

“Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.”

"Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury." - John 19:40
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What does John 19:40 mean?

John 19:40 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury." This verse comes at the end of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, and it holds deep meaning and…

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The Gracious Completeness of Burial

In John 19:40, we find these poignant words: "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury." This moment occurs in the shadow of the cross, after the brutal crucifixion of our Lord. The body of Jesus…

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A Prayer of Reverence and Mourning

Heavenly Father, As we come before You today, we bow our hearts in reverence, reflecting on the profound moment captured in John 19:40, where it is written, "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury."…

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John 19:40 - "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury."
John 19:39-40 - "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. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury."
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John 1:40 - "One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother."
John 10:40 - "And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode."
John 5:40 - "And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life."
John 7:40 - "¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet."
John 18:40 - "Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber."
Joshua 19:40 - "¶ And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families."
Isaiah 40:19 - "The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains."
John 9:40 - "And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?"
"And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode." - John 10:40
Exodus 40:19 - "And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Job 40:19 - "He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him."
"And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life." - John 5:40
John 11:40 - "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?"
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"One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother." - John 1:40
Acts 19:40 - "For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse."
John 19:19 - "¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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Ezekiel 40:19 - "Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward."
John 4:40 - "So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days."
John 8:40 - "But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham."
John 12:40 - "He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."
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