Matthew 27:59

Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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

In Context

58He approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

60and laid it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and went away.

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Cross References

Luke 23:53He took it down, wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been 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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