Mark 14:8

14:8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

Mark 5:29

5:29 At once the bleeding stopped, ¹  and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

Mark 14:22

The Lord’s Supper

14:22 While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it. This is my body.”

Mark 15:43

15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, ²  who was himself looking forward to ³  the kingdom of God, ⁴  went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵ 

[5:29]  ¹ tn Grk “the flow of her blood dried up.”

[15:43]  ¹ tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.

[15:43]  ² tn Or “waiting for.”

[15:43]  ³ sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, this remark that he was looking forward to the kingdom of God and his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.

[15:43]  ⁴ sn 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 just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Luke 23:51). He did this because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial.