Matthew 27:57 · World English Bible
Matthew 27:57 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 27:57 in Other Translations
| KJV | When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: |
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| WEB | When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came. |
| ASV | And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: |
| YLT | And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus, |
| WBT | When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. |
| DBY | Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus. |
Commentary on Matthew 27:57
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 27:56–60
Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Luk 8:2).
and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mat 13:55-56.
and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mar 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body.
The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mat 27:57-60).
For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 19:38-42.
The Women Mark the Sacred Spot that They Might Recognize It on Coming Thither to Anoint the Body (Mat 27:61).
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Questions about Matthew 27:57
What does Matthew 27:57 say?
Matthew 27:57 in the World English Bible reads: “When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 27:57 found in the Bible?
Matthew 27:57 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 57, in the New Testament.
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He went to Pilate,.... To his house where he lived, and went in, as Mark says, Mar 15:43, boldly; not being ashamed of Christ crucified, or afraid to own him, and show his respect to him as dead, though he knew he should incur the displeasure, reproach, and persecution of the Jews:
and begged the body of Jesus; which could not be taken down and interred, without the leave of the Roman governor; and which was generally granted to the friends of the deceased, when asked; otherwise they were buried in places (l) appointed for such persons,
See Gill on Mat 27:33. And this would have been the case of Christ, had not Joseph craved his body; and which he did, to prevent its being abused by the Jews, and interred in such an ignominious manner:
then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered; to Joseph, after he had understood by the centurion that Jesus was dead, which he at first could not tell how to believe, and marvelled at it,
Mar 15:44. Joseph might the more easily obtain his request, as he was a person of character and riches; and because Pilate himself had a good opinion of Jesus, and of his innocence, as well as his wife was much in his favour: so that Joseph had no difficulty to obtain the body of Christ; but as soon as he asked, he had the favour granted, and orders were given to the centurion and his soldiers, to deliver it to him,
(l) See Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 6. sect. 5, 6. Maimon. Hilch. Sanhedrin, c. 14. sect. 9.