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Text -- Mark 15:36-47 (NET)
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15:36 Then someone ran , filled a sponge with sour wine , put it on a stick , and gave it to him to drink , saying , “Leave him alone ! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down !”
15:37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last .
15:38 And the temple curtain was torn in two , from top to bottom .
15:39 Now when the centurion , who stood in front of him , saw how he died , he said , “Truly this man was God’s Son !”
15:40 There were also women , watching from a distance . Among them were Mary Magdalene , and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses , and Salome .
15:41 When he was in Galilee , they had followed him and given him support . Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.
Jesus’ Burial
15:42 Now when evening had already come , since it was the day of preparation (that is , the day before the Sabbath ),
15:43 Joseph of Arimathea , a highly regarded member of the council , who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God , went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .
15:44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead . He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time .
15:45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion , he gave the body to Joseph .
15:46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body , he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock . Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb .
15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Persecution |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
Pilate, Pontius |
Jesus, The Christ |
Prisoners |
Centurion |
Mary |
Joseph |
Salome |
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA |
Sponge |
Joses |
Women |
ARMY, ROMAN |
Death |
Linen |
PILATE; PONTIUS |
James |
JOSEPH (1) |
VINEGAR |
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NET Notes: Mar 15:38 The referent of this term, καταπέτασμα (katapetasma), is not entirely clear. It could refer to ...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:39 Grk “the way he breathed his last”; or “the way he expired”; or “that he thus breathed no more.”
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NET Notes: Mar 15:41 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mar 15:42 The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.
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NET Notes: Mar 15:43 Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had ju...
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NET Notes: Mar 15:44 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
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