Joh 19:39 | NET2full | STEP | Nicodemus , the man who had previously come to Jesus at night , accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about 75 pounds .

John 19:39

39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus ^{▼▼tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} at night, ^{▼▼sn See John 3:1-21.} accompanied Joseph, ^{▼▼tn Grk “came”; the words “accompanied Joseph” are not in the Greek text but are supplied for clarity.} carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes ^{▼▼sn Aloes refers to an aromatic resin from a plant similar to a lily, used for embalming a corpse.} weighing about 75 pounds. ^{▼▼sn The Roman pound (λίτρα, litra) weighed 12 ounces or 325 grams. Thus 100 Roman pounds would be about 32.5 kilograms or 75 pounds.}