Matthew 27:59
New International Version
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

New Living Translation
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.

English Standard Version
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud

Berean Standard Bible
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Berean Literal Bible
And Joseph having taken the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth

King James Bible
And when Joseph had taken the body, he 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,

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

NASB 1995
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

NASB 1977
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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

Amplified Bible
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth (burial wrapping),

Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

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

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

English Revised Version
And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

Good News Translation
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.

Majority Standard Bible
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

NET Bible
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

New Heart English Bible
Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Weymouth New Testament
So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean sheet of fine linen.

World English Bible
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

Berean Literal Bible
And Joseph having taken the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And Joseph having taken the body, inwrapped it in clean fine linen:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it in a clean finely-woven linen cloth,

New American Bible
Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it [in] clean linen

New Revised Standard Version
So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a shroud of fine linen,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yoseph took the body and wound it in a sheet of pure linen.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean linen,

Godbey New Testament
and Joseph having received the body, wrapped it in clean linen,

Haweis New Testament
And Joseph receiving the body, wrapped it in clean linen;

Mace New Testament
Joseph then having taken the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Weymouth New Testament
So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean sheet of fine linen.

Worrell New Testament
And, taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

Worsley New Testament
and Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Burial of Jesus
58He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.…

Cross References
John 19:38-42
Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. / Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. / So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. ...

Mark 15:46
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

Luke 23:53
Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

Matthew 27:57-58
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. / He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Matthew 28:1-6
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. / Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. / His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ...

Acts 13:29
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

Matthew 26:12
By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.

John 12:7
“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

Genesis 50:2-3
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, / taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

2 Chronicles 16:14
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

John 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

Matthew 16:21
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


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Matthew 27
1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.
3. Judas hangs himself.
19. Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.
27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33. crucified;
39. reviled;
50. dies, and is buried;
62. his tomb is sealed and watched.














Joseph
This refers to Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin who had become a disciple of Jesus. His actions demonstrate courage and devotion, as he risked his reputation and possibly his position by asking Pilate for Jesus' body. Historically, Joseph's involvement fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 53:9, which speaks of the Messiah being with a rich man in His death. The Greek name "Ioseph" is derived from the Hebrew "Yosef," meaning "He will add," which can be seen as symbolic of Joseph's role in adding dignity to Jesus' burial.

took the body
The act of taking Jesus' body signifies a personal and respectful care for the deceased, which was a significant responsibility. In Jewish tradition, the handling of a dead body was considered an act of great piety. Joseph's taking of the body also indicates his acceptance of Jesus' death, a crucial step in the unfolding of the resurrection narrative. The Greek word "lambano" implies receiving or taking with the hand, suggesting a deliberate and respectful action.

wrapped it
The wrapping of Jesus' body is an important detail, reflecting Jewish burial customs of the time. The Greek word "entylisso" means to roll or wrap up, indicating a careful and respectful preparation of the body. This act of wrapping is reminiscent of the swaddling clothes of Jesus' birth, symbolizing the full circle of His earthly life.

in a clean linen cloth
The use of a "clean linen cloth" is significant both ritually and symbolically. Linen was a fabric often associated with purity and was used in the garments of the priests, as described in the Old Testament. The Greek word "sindon" refers to a fine linen cloth, emphasizing the honor and respect given to Jesus even in death. The cleanliness of the cloth underscores the purity and sinlessness of Christ, even as He bore the sins of the world. This detail also aligns with the Jewish customs of ensuring the body was wrapped in a clean shroud, highlighting the care and reverence Joseph had for Jesus.

(59) A clean linen cloth.--The word for "linen cloth," Sindon, points, according to different derivations, to a Sidonian or an Indian fabric. It was probably of the nature of muslin rather than linen, and seems to have been specially used by the Egyptians for folding round their mummies, but sometimes also for the sheet in which a man slept (Herod. ii. 82, 95). In the New Testament it appears only in the account of our Lord's burial and in the strange narrative of Mark 14:51.

Verse 59. - When Joseph had taken the body. In order to effect this, the cross would be taken up and deposited upon the ground, the nails would be drawn from hands and feet, the cord unbound (if cord there was), and the corpse laid reverently down. We must remember that this act of Joseph and his friends was not only a bold proceeding, but an act of great self-denial. Contact with a corpse caused ceremonial defilement of seven days' duration, and thus they would be debarred from taking their part in the great Paschal solemnity, with its solemn and joyful observances. But the love of Jesus and the unselfish desire to render him honour enabled them to rise superior to religious prejudices, and willingly to make the required sacrifice. Wrapped it in a clean linen cloth; literally, swathed it in clean linen. The body was enveloped in a sheet of fine linen, pure and clean, as was fitting. The linen was a fine Indian cloth or muslin, much used for such purposes in Egypt. The body would then be taken to its destination on an open bier. St. John adds the fact that Nicodemus took part in the entombment, bringing a large amount of myrrh and aloes for a temporary embalming, the near approach of the sabbath leaving no time for more elaborate offices. All had to be done with the utmost expedition consistent with propriety and reverence, to avoid encroachment on the rest of that high sabbath. Some of the preparations for burial would doubtless be made in the vestibule of the tomb, which was a small court, but spacious enough for the purpose. Here the limbs would be separately bound with folds of linen, between layers of spices, the head being wrapped in a napkin.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Joseph
Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2501: Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.

took
λαβὼν (labōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body,
σῶμα (sōma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

wrapped
ἐνετύλιξεν (enetylixen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1794: To wrap up, roll round, envelop. From en and tulisso; to entwine, i.e. Wind up in.

it
αὐτὸ (auto)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

a clean
καθαρᾷ (kathara)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2513: Clean.

linen cloth,
σινδόνι (sindoni)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4616: Fine linen, a linen cloth. Of uncertain origin; byssos, i.e. Bleached linen.


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