Matthew 27:59

and Joseph having received the body, wrapped it in clean linen,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

58He having come to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be given:

60and placed it in a new sepulcher, which he hewed in the rock: and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, departed.

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Cross References

Luke 23:53And having taken it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a hewn sepulcher, where no one ever was 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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