40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
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And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. …
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 38-42)We have here an account of the burial of the blessed body of our Lord Jesus. The solemn funerals of great men are usually looked at with curiosity; the mournful funerals of dear friends are attended with concern. Come and see an extraordinary funeral; never was the like! Come and see a burial that conquered the grave, and buried it, a burial that beautified the grave and softened it for all believ…
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