John 19:39
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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. ”
φέρω
To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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νύξ
by night
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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ἔρχομαι
Came
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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Νικόδημος
Nicodemus
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Νικόδημος
victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite
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λίτρα
litras
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λίτρα
a pound in weight
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μίγμα
a mixture
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μίγμα
a compound
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ἑκατόν
a hundred.
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ἑκατόν
a hundred
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σμύρνα
of myrrh
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σμύρνα
myrrh
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