Mark 15:43
there came Joseph of Arimathea, a Councilor, honorable in rank, who was himself also looking for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Montgomery New Testament
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In Context
42Toward sunset, as it was the preparation (that is the day preceding the Sabbath),
Cross References
Matthew 20:16"So the last shall be first, and the first, last."
Mark 10:23Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"
Mark 14:66Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, there came one of the maid servants of the high priest, and saw Peter warming himself.
Luke 2:38She came up at that very hour, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
John 19:38After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but in secret because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and took the body.
Acts 13:50But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district,
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 →