KJV King James Version
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
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Luke 23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
WEB World English Bible
He 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.
ASV American Standard Version
And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid.
Surrounding context — Luke 23
50 And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a counseller; [and he was] a good man, and a just:
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) [he was] of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
52 This [man] went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandκαθελὼνG2507 · kathaireōto take downἐνετύλιξενG1794 · entulissōto wrap upαὐτὸG846 · autosit/s/heσινδόνιG4616 · sindōnlinenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔθηκενG5087 · tithēmito placeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongμνήματιG3418 · mnēmatombλαξευτῷG2991 · laxeutosengravedοὗG3757 · ohuwhitherοὐκG3756 · ounoἦνG1510 · eimito beοὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneοὔπωG3768 · oupōnot yetκείμενος.¶G2749 · keimaito lay/be appointed
Cross-references
Matthew 27:59-60And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,Mark 15:46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.Isaiah 53:9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.
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