Matthew 27:57

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

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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 them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

58He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that the body be given to him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

Mark 15:42Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

John 19:38Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed 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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