Mark 15:43
Joseph 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.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
42And when the evening had come, because it was the preparation, which is the eve of the sabbath,
Cross References
Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.
Mark 10:23And Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples: With what difficulty will those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mark 14:66And while Peter was in the court below, one of the maidservants of the chief priest came;
Luke 2:38And she came in at that hour, and gave thanks to Lord, and spoke of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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.
Acts 13:50But the Jews in cited the devout and influential women, and the first men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:43-47
The Burial of Christ; The Women at the Sepulchre. 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46… Read the whole commentary →