Matthew 27:57

And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Ramath, whose name was a Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

In Context

56One of them was Mary of Magdala, also Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

58This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate directed the body to be given him.

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Cross References

Mark 15:42And, as it was the eve of preparation, which precedeth the sabbath,

John 19:38After these things, Joseph of Ramath, (for he was a disciple of Jesus, and kept concealed through fear of the Jews,) requested of Pilate, that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted. And he came, and bore away the body of Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57

The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →

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