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John 19:41

A garden (khpov). See John 18:1, John 18:26.

New (kainon). Fresh, unused.

Was never yet laid (oudepw hn teqeimenov). Periphrastic past perfect passive of tiqhmi. It was Joseph's mausoleum, a rock tomb hewn out of the mountain side ( 15:56; Matthew 27:60; Luke 23:53), a custom common with the rich then and now. For royal tombs in gardens see II Kings 21:18, II Kings 21:26; Nehemiah 3:16.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 19:41:

Matthew 27:57
Mark 15:46
Luke 13:19
John 18:1

 

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