Matthew 27:59

And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean Indian-cloth,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

58The same, going unto Pilate, claimed the body of Jesus. Then, Pilate commanded it to be given up.

60and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock, and, rolling near a large stone unto the door of the tomb, departed.

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Cross References

Luke 23:53And, taking it down, he wrapped it in a fine Indian cloth, and laid him in a tomb hewn in stone,—where no one as yet was lying.

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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