Thematic Bible: Of arimathaea


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After these things Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus; and Pilate permitted him. Then he came and took his body. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it with bandages, with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to prepare for burial. read more.
And there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet laid. In that therefore they laid Jesus, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near.

And when it was now evening, because it was the preparation, which is before the sabbath, Joseph came, who was from Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also himself expected the kingdom of God, and went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling the centurion asked him if he had been dead for some time. read more.
And knowing [his death,] from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And having bought linen, he took him down and wrapped him in the linen, and placed him in a tomb which was cut from a rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joset saw where he was laid.

And behold, a man by the name of Joseph, a counsellor, a good and righteous man, this man had not consented to their design and doing, [he was] from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and he expected the kingdom of God. This man coming to Pilate asked for the body of Jesus; read more.
and taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb cut out of a rock, in which no man had yet been laid. And the day was the preparation; the sabbath was dawning. AND women following him who had come up with him from Galilee saw the tomb, and how his body was laid. And they returned and prepared spices and ointments, and rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.

And when it was evening a rich man came from Arimathea, by the name of Joseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jesus; this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given him; and Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in clean linen, read more.
and placed it in a new tomb of his which he had excavated in a rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb he went away;