Joseph of Arimathaea
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Matthew 27:57–60 records him asking for the body and laying it in his own new tomb, kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:43 calls him a prominent council member who was himself looking for God’s Kingdom, and at 15:43–46 he boldly goes in to Pilate, asks for Jesus’ body, winds it in a linen cloth, lays it in a tomb cut out of a rock and rolls a stone against the door of the tomb. Luke 23:50–51 calls him a member of the council, a good and righteous man who had not consented to their counsel and deed, from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom; at 23:52–53 Joseph goes to Pilate, asks for Jesus’ body, takes it down, wraps it in a linen cloth and lays Jesus in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. John 19:38 calls him a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, and has him ask of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body and, when Pilate gives him permission, take it away; at 19:39 Nicodemus also comes bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, and at 19:40–42 they take Jesus’ body, bind it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury, and lay Jesus in a new tomb in the garden in the place where Jesus was crucified.
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- JHN 19:38–42, engwebp
38After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
39Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.
40So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.
42Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.
- LUK 23:50–56, engwebp
50Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
51(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
52This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
53He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
54It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
55The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
56They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
- MAT 27:57–61, engwebp
57When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came.
58This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth
60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
61Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
- MRK 15:42–47, engwebp
42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
44Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
45When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
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Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Joseph of Arimathaea (person-joseph-of-arimathea) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/joseph-of-arimathea Current wording: Matthew 27:57–60 records him asking for the body and laying it in his own new tomb, kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:43 calls him a prominent council member who was himself looking for God’s Kingdom, and at 15:43–46 he boldly goes in to Pilate, asks for Jesus’ body, winds it in a linen cloth, lays it in a tomb cut out of a rock and rolls a stone against the door of the tomb. Luke 23:50–51 calls him a member of the council, a good and righteous man who had not consented to their counsel and deed, from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom; at 23:52–53 Joseph goes to Pilate, asks for Jesus’ body, takes it down, wraps it in a linen cloth and lays Jesus in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. John 19:38 calls him a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, and has him ask of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body and, when Pilate gives him permission, take it away; at 19:39 Nicodemus also comes bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, and at 19:40–42 they take Jesus’ body, bind it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury, and lay Jesus in a new tomb in the garden in the place where Jesus was crucified. Cited evidence: JHN 19:38–42, engwebp / LUK 23:50–56, engwebp / MAT 27:57–61, engwebp / MRK 15:42–47, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.