Matthew 27:57

And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

In Context

56Among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

58He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:17And he returned to Ramatha, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.

Mark 15:42And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath,)

John 19:38And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he 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 leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57

The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →

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