6 Bible Verses about Myrrh

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Revelation 18:11-13

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and lament over her, because no one buys their merchandise any more; the merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen and purple, and of silk and scarlet; and every kind of thyme wood, and every kind of vessel of ivory, and every kind of vessel of most costly wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble: and cinnamon and amomum and incense, and ointment and frankincense, and wine and oil, and fine flour and wheat, and beasts and sheep, and horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

Mark 15:22-23

And they brought him to the place Golgotha, which is, when translated, the place of a skull. And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh, to drink: but he did not receive it.

John 19:38-40

And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him permission. He then came and took away the body of Jesus. Then came Nicodemus also, (who, at the first, had come to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, according to the Jewish custom of burying.

Mark 15:23

And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh, to drink: but he did not receive it.

John 19:38

And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him permission. He then came and took away the body of Jesus.

From Thematic Bible


Gilead » Exported spices » Balm » myrrh

Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » myrrh

myrrh » Used as a perfume

myrrh » A product of the land of canaan

myrrh » Traffic in

myrrh » Used for embalming

John 19:39

Then came Nicodemus also, (who, at the first, had come to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

myrrh » One of the compounds in the sacred anointing oil

myrrh » Offered to jesus on the cross

Mark 15:23

And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh, to drink: but he did not receive it.

myrrh » Brought by the wise men (magi) as a present to jesus

Oil » Kinds of, mentioned » myrrh

Shekel » Used to weigh » myrrh

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