Mark 15:43

⁴¹ (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

⁴² And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Joseph of Arimathaea, 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
KJV: Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
WEB: Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
ASV: there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
DARBY: Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
BLB: having come, Joseph from Arimathea, a prominent Council member who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, having boldness, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

ÅB: kom Josef av Arimatea, en høyt aktet rådsherre, som også ventet på Guds rike, og han vågde seg til å gå inn til Pilatus og be om Jesu legeme.
OTB: kom Josef fra Arimatea, et fremtredende medlem av Rådet, som selv ventet på Guds rike. Han tok mot til seg og gikk til Pilatus for å be om Jesu kropp.
B1930: kom Josef av Arimatea, en høit aktet rådsherre, som også ventet på Guds rike, og han vågde sig til å gå inn til Pilatus og be om Jesu legeme.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 2:38
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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Luke 2:25
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
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Luke 23:51
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
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John 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, 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 gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
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Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
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Matthew 27:57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
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Acts 4:8–13
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
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Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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