Mark 15:45-47

15:45 When Pilate ¹  was informed by the centurion, ²  he gave the body to Joseph. 15:46 After Joseph ³  bought a linen cloth ⁴  and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. ⁵  Then ⁶  he rolled a stone across the entrance ⁷  of the tomb. 15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body ⁸  was placed.

[15:45]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:45]  ² sn See the note on the word centurion in 15:39.

[15:46]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Joseph of Arimathea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:46]  ⁴ tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.

[15:46]  ⁵ tn That is, cut or carved into an outcropping of natural rock, resulting in a cave-like structure (see L&N 19.25).

[15:46]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:46]  ⁷ tn Or “to the door,” “against the door.”

[15:47]  ⁸ tn Grk “it”; the referent (Jesus’ body) has been specified in the translation for clarity.