Matthew 27:57
55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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.
Compare
- BSB
- When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- KJV
- When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
- WEB
- When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came.
- ASV
- And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus` disciple:
- DARBY
- Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus.
- BLB
- And evening having come, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself also was discipled to Jesus.
- ÅB
- Men da det var blitt kveld, kom en rik mann fra Arimatea ved navn Josef, som også var blitt en Jesu disippel;
- OTB
- Da det ble kveld, kom en rik mann fra Arimatea ved navn Josef, som hadde blitt en disippel av Jesus.
- B1930
- Men da det var blitt aften, kom en rik mann fra Arimatea ved navn Josef, som også var blitt en Jesu disippel;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:38–42
Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Read in contextMark 15:42–47
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
Read in contextLuke 23:50–56
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
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