Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ Iōsēph	G2501	Joseph · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
of	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
Arimathaea	Ἁριμαθαίας, Harimathaias	G707	Arimathæa (or Ramah) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
honourable	εὐσχήμων euschēmōn	G2158	well-formed · adjective — nominative singular masculine
counsellor	βουλευτὴς bouleutēs	G1010	an adviser · noun — nominative singular masculine
which	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
for	προσδεχόμενος prosdechomenos	G4327	to admit (to intercourse · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
kingdom	βασιλείαν basileian	G932	properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
God	θεοῦ, theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
came	ἐλθὼν elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
in	εἰσῆλθεν eisēlthen	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
boldly	τολμήσας tolmēsas	G5111	probably itself from the base of G5056 (τέλος) through… · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
Pilate	Πιλᾶτον Pilaton	G4091	close-pressed · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
craved	ᾐτήσατο ētēsato	G154	to ask (in genitive case) · verb — aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular
body	σῶμα sōma	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — accusative singular neuter
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ. Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israe…
Luke 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luke 23:51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingd…
Matthew 27:57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
John 19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away t…
Acts 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Matthew 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:42–end

We are here attending the funeral of our Lord Jesus, a solemn, mournful funeral. O that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Observe, I. How the body of Christ was begged. It was, as the dead bodies of malefactors are, at the disposal of the government. Those that hurried him to the cross, designed that he should make his grave with the wicked; but God designed he should make it with the rich (Isa 53:9), and so he did. We are here told, 1. When the body of Christ was begged, in order to its being buried, and why such haste was made with the funeral; The even was come, and it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Mar 15:42. The Jews were more strict in the obs…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 15:43

Went in boldly unto Pilate - He who was a coward before now acts a more open, fearless part, than any of the disciples of our Lord! This the Holy Spirit has thought worthy of especial notice. It needed no small measure of courage to declare now for Jesus, who had been a few hours ago condemned as a blasphemer by the Jews, and as a seditious person by the Romans; and this was the more remarkable in Joseph, because hitherto, for fear of the Jews, he had been only a secret disciple of our Lord. See Joh 19:38. The apostle says, We have Boldness to enter into the holiest through his blood. Strange as it may appear, the death of Jesus is the grand cause of confidence and courage to a believing sou…

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John Gill on Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor,.... A man of a good aspect, well dressed, and that behaved well and honourably in his office, as a counsellor: he seems to have been a priest, and one of the bench of priests that sat in the high priest's chamber, which is called, , "the chamber of the counsellors" (d); with whom he advised there, in matters of moment: which also waited for the kingdom of God; for the coming and kingdom of the Messiah, for the Gospel dispensation, the world to come, the Jews were so much in expectation of. Came and went in boldly unto Pilate; not now ashamed of Christ, or afraid openly to appear in his cause, and declare himself a lover of him, a believer in h…

The Church Fathers

It is interpreted, taking down, of which was Joseph, who came to take down the body of Christ from the cross. There follows: Came and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
— Pseudo-Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(ubi sup.) But it was not an obscure person, nor a man of mean rank, who could come to the governor and obtain the body. There follows: And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

On the day of the preparation, then, at the third hour, He received the sentence from Pilate, the Father permitting that to happen; at the sixth hour He was crucified; at the ninth hour He gave up the ghost; and before sunset He was buried. During the Sabbath He continued under the earth in the tomb in which Joseph of Arimathaea had laid Him.
— Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians

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Dictionary and topics

Counsellor — An adviser (Prov. 11:14; 15:22), a king’s state counsellor (2 Sam. 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6). In Mark 15:43, Luke 23:50, the word probably means a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim.
Arimathea · A town five miles north of — A town five miles north of
Boldness, Holy · Exemplified: Joseph of Arimathaea — Exemplified: Joseph of Arimathaea
Counsellor · Was member of the Sanhedrin at — Was member of the Sanhedrin at
Pilate, Pontius · 27:57,58; — 27:57,58;
Waiting Upon God · Exemplified: Joseph — Exemplified: Joseph

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 15:43

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:42–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:43

John Gill on Mark 15:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 15:43

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:42–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 15:43

John Gill on Mark 15:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 15:42–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 15:43-45