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his feet and hands were bound with cloths, and his face was bound about with a cloth

A burial custom of this time was to wrap the dead body with long strips of linen cloth. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Someone had wrapped strips of cloth around his hands and feet. They had also tied a cloth around his face" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

Jesus said to them

The word "them" refers to the people who were there and saw the miracle.