Matthew 27:59

And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

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In The King James Version

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

In Context

58he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

60and laid it in his new tomb that he hewed in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away;

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Cross References

Luke 23:53and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a hewn out tomb, where no one was yet laid.

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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