Matthew 27:57

And in the evening, there came a rich man of Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus, and went to Pilate,

1770 John Worsley NT

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

56among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

58and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be delivered to him;

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Cross References

Mark 15:42And the evening being now come, (because it was the preparation,

John 19:38And after these things Joseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Jesus, but a concealed one for fear of the Jews) petitioned Pilate, that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave: he came therefore and took 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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