Mark 15:43
Joseph, who is from Arimathea, an honorable councilor, who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; having taken courage came to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
42And it already being evening, since it was the Preparation, which is the day before the Sabbath,
Cross References
Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and first last.
Mark 10:23And Jesus looking around, says to His disciples; How hardly shall those having riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mark 14:66And Peter being in the court, one of the maidservants of the high priest comes down;
Luke 2:38And she, at the same hour, standing up continued to praise the Lord, and speak concerning Him to all those awaiting the redemption in Jerusalem.
John 19:38After these things, Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but having been hidden on account of the fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted. Then he came and took the body of Jesus.
Acts 13:50And the Jews stirred up the noble godly women, and the first men of the city, and they raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled 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 →