Mark 15:42

And when the evening was now come (since it was the preparation, that is the day preceding the sabbath),

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

In Context

41These women followed him when he was in Galilee, and supplied his wants; and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.

43Joseph, who was from Arimathea, came, a respectable person, a counsellor, and who himself also was expecting the kingdom of God; taking courage, he went in to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

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Cross References

Luke 23:50And lo! a man named Joseph, being a member of the council, a good man, and a just;

John 19:38And after these things Joseph of Arimathea, (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews,) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus and Pilate permitted him. Then he came and took away the body of Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42

The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →

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