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Text -- Matthew 27:57-66 (NET)
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Jesus’ Burial
27:57 Now when it was evening , there came a rich man from Arimathea , named Joseph , who was also a disciple of Jesus .
27:58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
27:59 Joseph took the body , wrapped it in a clean linen cloth ,
27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock . Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away .
27:61 (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there , opposite the tomb .)
The Guard at the Tomb
27:62 The next day (which is after the day of preparation ) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
27:63 and said , “Sir , we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said , ‘After three days I will rise again.’
27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day . Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people , ‘He has been raised from the dead ,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first .”
27:65 Pilate said to them , “Take a guard of soldiers . Go and make it as secure as you can .”
27:66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
Homicide |
Month |
Pilate, Pontius |
Prisoners |
Prayer |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
PILATE; PONTIUS |
Burial |
POVERTY |
Joseph |
Friendship |
Love |
Seal |
Arimathea |
Mary |
WEALTH, WEALTHY |
GUARD |
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA |
Humiliation of Christ |
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NET Notes: Mat 27:57 Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.
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NET Notes: Mat 27:58 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: Mat 27:59 The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.
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