John 19:42

19:42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation ¹  and the tomb was nearby, ²  they placed Jesus’ body there.

John 20:13

20:13 They said ³  to her, “Woman, ⁴  why are you weeping?” Mary replied, ⁵  “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”

John 20:2

20:2 So she went running ⁶  to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

[19:42]  ¹ sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.

[19:42]  ² sn The tomb was nearby. The Passover and the Sabbath would begin at 6 p.m., so those who had come to prepare and bury the body could not afford to waste time.

[20:13]  ³ tn The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here.

[20:13]  ⁴ sn Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used in English in different regions. This occurs again in v. 15.

[20:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “She said to them.”

[20:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “So she ran and came.”