6 Bible Verses about Myrrh
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The businessmen of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one can buy their cargoes anymore -- cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, fine linen, silk, and scarlet, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of goods in ivory and costly woods, bronze, iron, and marble, cinnamon, spices, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves, and the lives of human beings.
and went into the house and saw the child with His mother, Mary; and they fell at His feet and worshiped Him. They opened up their treasure sacks and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull. They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it.
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked permission of Pilate to remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he went and removed His body. Now Nicodemus also, who had formerly come to Jesus at night, went and took a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about one hundred pounds. So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in bandages with the spices, in accordance with the Jewish custom of preparing a body for burial.
They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it.
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked permission of Pilate to remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he went and removed His body.
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
Now Nicodemus also, who had formerly come to Jesus at night, went and took a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about one hundred pounds.
myrrh » One of the compounds in the sacred anointing oil
myrrh » Offered to jesus on the cross
They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it.
myrrh » Brought by the wise men (magi) as a present to jesus
and went into the house and saw the child with His mother, Mary; and they fell at His feet and worshiped Him. They opened up their treasure sacks and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.