John 19:39

New English Translation

Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

Cross References

Genesis 50:2

Joseph instructed the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.

2 Chronicles 16:14

He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.

Psalm 45:8

All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

Proverbs 7:17

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Song of Solomon 1:13

My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrh spending the night between my breasts.

Song of Solomon 4:14

nard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with every kind of spice, myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.

Song of Solomon 4:6

Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, I will go up to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Matthew 12:20

He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.

Matthew 19:30

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Matthew 2:11

As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Mark 16:1

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.

John 12:3

Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)

John 12:7

So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.