Mark 15:42

And when the evening had come, because it was the preparation, which is the eve of the sabbath,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

In Context

41who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and many other women, who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

43Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor, who was himself looking for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

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Cross References

Luke 23:50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and a just man;

John 19:38And 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.

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42

The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →

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