nsb - John:19:38-42

nsb@John:19:38 @ Joseph of Arimathaea was a disciple of Jesus. He approached Pilate secretly for fear of the Jews. He asked Pilate for permission to take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So he took the body away.

nsb@John:19:39 @ Nicodemus also came with a mixture of myrrh and about a hundred pounds of aloes. Nicodemus is the one who came to Jesus at night.

nsb@John:19:40 @ They prepared the body of Jesus for burial. They bound it in linen cloths with spices. This was the custom of the Jews.

nsb@John:19:41 @ There was a garden at the place where he was impaled. It contained a new tomb where no one had been buried.

nsb@John:19:42 @ They laid Jesus there because the Jews Preparation was close at hand.