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In all the Evangelists it is clear that after death He was laid in the grave, and very particular notice is taken of it. Take here some reasons of this necessity.

1. That the unstaindeness and purity of Divine justice may appear, and that, therefore, the perfection of His satisfaction may be confirmed.

2. It is much for the manifestation of the great love of God, and of the rich condescending grace of the Mediator, who is not only content to die, but to be laid in the grave, and to suffer death to have a kind of dominion over Him for a time.

3. It is for the consolation of the believer and serves mightily to strengthen him against the fear of death and the grave. He may lie down quietly in the grave, because it was Christ's bed, warmed, to say so, by Him.

4. It serves to confirm the truth of the resurrection of Christ.

(J. Durham.)

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KJV: And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

WEB: They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.