Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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Matthew 27:58
He went to Pilate - Because no one had a right to remove the body but by authority of the magistrate. Jesus was condemned to be crucified, usually a long and most bitter death, and in common cases it would have been unlawful to have removed the body so soon.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 27:58:
Isaiah 53:9
Luke 23:50-56
John 19:38-42
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