Matthew 27:59

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
when	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ Iōsēph	G2501	Joseph · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
taken	λαβὼν labōn	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
body	σῶμα sōma	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — accusative singular neuter
wrapped	ἐνετύλιξεν enetulixen	G1794	probably akin to G1507 (εἱλίσσω)) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
it	αὐτὸ auto	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular neuter
in	ἐντυλίσσω entylíssō	G1794	probably akin to G1507 (εἱλίσσω))
clean	καθαρᾷ kathara	G2513	clean (literally or figuratively) · adjective — dative singular feminine
cloth	σινδόνι sindoni	G4616	byssos · noun — dative singular feminine

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:56

Among which was Mary Magdalene--(See on Luk 8:2). and Mary the mother of James and Joses--the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (Joh 19:25). See on Mat 13:55-56. and the mother of Zebedee's children--that is, Salome: compare Mar 15:40. All this about the women is mentioned for the sake of what is afterwards to be related of their purchasing spices to anoint their Lord's body. The Taking Down from the Cross and the Burial (Mat 27:57-60). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 19:38-42. The Women Mark the Sacred Spot that They Might Recognize It on Coming Thither to Anoint the Body (Mat 27:61).

John Gill on Matthew 27:59

And when Joseph had taken the body,.... Down from the cross, with the assistance of others, or from the hands of those who had orders to deliver it to him: he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth: that is, he wound up the body in it round and round, as was the custom of the Jews; see Acts 5:6. John 11:44. Nor was it usual to bury in any thing but linen: so it is said (m), "let the wrappings, or grave clothes, be , "of white linen"; and let not the price of them be dear, for it is forbidden to bury in wrappings of silk, or broidered garments, even to a prince of Israel: for this is pride and destruction, and the work of the Gentiles. This clean linen cloth, in which the dead body of Christ…

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John Calvin on Matthew 27:57-61

Matthew 27:57-61 Matthew 27:57-61 Mark 15:42-47 Luke 23:50-56 57. And when the evening was come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. 58. He went to Pilate, and requested the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59. And Joseph, having received the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60. And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he departed. 61. And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite to the sepulcher. 42. And when it was now evening, (because it was the preparation, [293] which goes before the Sab…

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The Church Fathers

From this also has prevailed in the Church the custom of celebrating the sacrifice of the altar not in silk, or in coloured robes, but in linen grown from the earth, as we read, was ordered by the Holy Pope Silvester.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He wraps the body in a clean linen cloth, in which same linen sheet were let down to Peter out of heaven all manner of living creatures; whence we understand, that under the representation of this linen cloth the Church is buried together with Christ.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The linen is grown out of the ground, and is bleached to whiteness with great labour, and thus this signifies that His body which was taken of the earth, that is of a Virgin, through the toil of passion came to the whiteness of immortality.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Burial — The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial-place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron “four…
Funeral — Burying was among the Jews the only mode of disposing of corpses (Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 35:8, 9, etc.). The first traces of burning the dead are found in 1 Sam. 31:12. The burning of the body was affixed…
Linen — (1.) Heb., pishet, pishtah, denotes “flax,” of which linen is made (Isa. 19:9); wrought flax, i.e., “linen cloth”, Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; Deut. 22:11. Flax was early cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31),…
Dead (People) · .Wrapping in linen — .Wrapping in linen
Friendship · .The Marys, and Joseph of Arimathaea, for Jesus — .The Marys, and Joseph of Arimathaea, for Jesus
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Is proved by his: Burial — Is proved by his: Burial
Love · 0F MAN FOR JESUS — 0F MAN FOR JESUS
Love To Christ · Exemplified: Joseph of Arimathaea — Exemplified: Joseph of Arimathaea
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled

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Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:56

John Gill on Matthew 27:59

John Calvin on Matthew 27:57-61

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:56

John Gill on Matthew 27:59

John Calvin on Matthew 27:57-61

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 27:59-60