John 19:39

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Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds.

Cross References

Genesis 50:2

Joseph commanded the physicians in his service to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel;

2 Chronicles 16:14

They buried him in the tomb that he had hewn out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.

Psalm 45:8

your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

Proverbs 7:17

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

Song of Solomon 1:13

My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh that lies between my breasts.

Song of Solomon 4:14

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices—

Song of Solomon 4:6

Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hasten to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

Matthew 12:20

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

Matthew 19:30

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

Matthew 2:11

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Mark 16:1

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

John 12:3

Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

John 12:7

Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial.