John 19:40

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it in linen cloths, with spices, according to customary Jewish burial practices.

Cross References

Matthew 26:12

For in the act of pouring this perfume on my body she was preparing it for my burial.

Mark 14:8

She has done what she could. She has applied this aromatic oil to my body in anticipation of my burial.

Luke 24:12

{Some ancient authorities do not include this verse} “But Peter got up and ran to the grave site. He stooped down [i.e., because of the low opening in the cave-like tomb], looked in and saw the linen cloths [lying there] by themselves. Then he went home, puzzled over what had happened.”

John 11:44

[Immediately] the man who had died came out [of the cave] with his hands and feet [still] wrapped in bandages, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to his Jewish friends, “Unwrap him and let him go.”

John 12:7

So, Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep [the rest of] it for [use on] the day of my burial.

Acts 5:6

Then young men wrapped up his body and took him out and buried him.