Matthew 27:58

This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be released.

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In The King James Version

He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

In Context

57Then, when evening had arrived, a certain wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph, arrived, who himself was also a disciple of Jesus.

59And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it in a clean finely-woven linen cloth,

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Cross References

Luke 23:52This man approached Pilate and petitioned for the body of Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:58-66

The Burial of Christ. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting… Read the whole commentary →

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