Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable councilor, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came, and boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
42And evening having now come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Cross References
Matthew 20:16Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. And as
Mark 10:23And Jesus, looking round, saith to his disciples, How hardly shall they who have riches enter the kingdom t of God!
Mark 14:66And as Peter was below in the court, there cometh one of the maid-servants of the high-priest;
Luke 2:38And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
John 19:38And after this, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but concealing it for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. They came therefore and took him away.
Acts 13:50But the Jews stirred up the women of rank who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them from their borders.
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:43-47
The Burial of Christ; The Women at the Sepulchre. 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46… Read the whole commentary →