King James Version (KJV)
John 19:42
“There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.”
Verse in context — 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.
41
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
42
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
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