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Mark 15:42–43

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Jesus Is Buried

42aAnd when evening had already come, because it was 1bPreparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43Joseph of Arimathea came, a aprominent 1Council member, who himself was bwaiting for the kingdom of God; and he cgathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Preparation for the Sabbath
  2. 1The Sanhedrin

Cross references

  1. aMark 15:42–47: Matt 27:57–61; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42
  2. bMatt 27:62
  3. aMatt 27:57; Luke 23:50, 51; Acts 13:50; 17:12
  4. bMatt 27:57; Luke 2:25, 38; 23:51; John 19:38
  5. cJohn 19:38

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body.

NLTNew Living Translation

This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came acting courageously and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

KJV 1900King James Version

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.