John 19:39-40
39 a Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus ▼
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by night, came c bringing a mixture of d myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds
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Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and f bound it in g linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
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