So Joseph died in Egypt at the age of a hundred and ten. They embalmed his body and put it in a coffin.

and was buried in the rock tomb which he had carved out for himself in David's City. They used spices and perfumed oils to prepare his body for burial, and they built a huge bonfire to mourn his death.

What she did was to pour this perfume on my body to get me ready for burial.

She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.

After the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint the body of Jesus.

Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone! Let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.

Nicodemus, who at first had gone to see Jesus at night, went with Joseph, taking with him about one hundred pounds of spices, a mixture of myrrh and aloes.

The two men took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices according to the Jewish custom of preparing a body for burial.