Mark 15:42

Now when evening had come, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

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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

41—they used to follow Him and minister to Him when He was in Galilee—and many other women who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.

43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member who also himself was waiting for the Kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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Cross References

Luke 23:50Now then, there was a man named Joseph, a good and righteous man, a Council member

John 19:38After these things Joseph, the one from Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews), requested Pilate that he might remove the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave permission. So he came and removed Jesus' body.

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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