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Berean Standard Bible

“Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.”

John 19:39

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After Jesus' death, Joseph of Arimathea asks for his body, and Nicodemus, who had once come to Jesus by night, joins him. Nicodemus brings a large amount of spices.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and Nicodemus also came -- who came unto Jesus by night at the first -- bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vino también Nicodemo, el que antes había venido á Jesús de noche, trayendo un compuesto de mirra y de áloes, como cien libras.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

También Nicodemo, el que había visitado a Jesús de noche, llegó con unos treinta y cuatro kilos de una mezcla de mirra y áloe.

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