Matthew 27:59 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 27:59

57 Now ^awhen evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.

59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60 and ^alaid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.

61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting¹ opposite the tomb.

62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,

Verse Comparison: Matthew 27:59

American Standard Version
And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Amplified® Bible
And Joseph took the body and rolled it up in a clean linen cloth used for swathing dead bodies

Contemporary English Version
who took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

Darby English Version
And Joseph having got the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Good News Bible
So Joseph took it, wrapped it in a new linen sheet,

International Standard Version
So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

King James Version
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

New American Standard Bible
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

New International Version
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

New King James Version
When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Young's Literal Translation
And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

New English Translation
Joseph¹ took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,²