57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
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And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. …
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, …
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 57-66)We have here an account of Christ’s burial, and the manner and circumstances of it, concerning which observe, 1. The kindness and good will of his friends that laid him in the grave. 2. The malice and ill will of his enemies that were very solicitous to keep him there. I. His friends gave him a decent burial. Observe, 1. In general, that Jesus Christ was buried; when his precious soul was gone to…
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