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36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, a“Not one of His bones shall be broken.”  
37 And again another Scripture says, a“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”  

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

38 aAfter this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, bfor fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.  
39 And aNicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of bmyrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.  
40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and abound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.  
41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
42 So athere they laid Jesus, bbecause of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. 
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John 19:38-40

Joseph was a believer, but in secret! Why was he afraid of the Jews? For the same reason Peter denied Christ—for fear that they too would be killed. More than that, Joseph was a respected pillar of the community, a man who had worked a lifetime to achieve what he had. To come out publicly as a disciple would have meant the destruction of the life he and his family enjoyed.

John says Joseph "took the body of Jesus." Taking a lifeless body down from a stake is no one-man task. Nicodemus, another secret disciple, also a member of the Sanhedrin, helped him. This is the same Nicodemus who came to Jesus "by night" to ask Him some pointed questions and received some pointed answers (John 3:1-21).

Mike Ford
Joseph of Arimathea

Related Topics: Fear | Fear of Man | Fearfulness | Joseph of Arimathea | Nicodemus | Secret Disciples




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing John 19:38:

Isaiah 30:9-11


 
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