John 19:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 19:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 19:42 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 19:42 — KJV
“There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.”
— John 19:42 (KJV)
John 19:42 in Context — About the Book of John
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Cross-References for John 19:42
“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with John 19:42: jesus, therefore, because
“The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.”
Shares key themes with John 19:42: therefore, because, jews
“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.”
Shares key themes with John 19:42: therefore, because, day
“Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.”
Shares key themes with John 19:42: laid, because, jews
“For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.”
Shares key themes with John 19:42: laid, jews, day
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