Mark 15:42

And now evening having come, since it was Preparation Day, which is the day before the Sabbath,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 would follow Him and would minister to Him when He was in Galilee; and many other women who had come up together with Him to Jerusalem. 1 The Burial of Jesus

43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, he went in 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 council member, a good and righteous man

John 19:38After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he 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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