KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 15:46
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
WEB World English Bible
He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
ASV American Standard Version
And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he, having brought fine linen, and having taken him down, wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that had been hewn out of a rock, and he rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre,
Surrounding context — Mark 15
43 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.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling [unto him] the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew [it] of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And 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.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἀγοράσαςG59 · agorazōto buyσινδόνα,G4616 · sindōnlinenκαθελὼνG2507 · kathaireōto take downαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνείλησενG1750 · eneileōto enwrapτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoσινδόνιG4616 · sindōnlinenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔθηκενG5087 · tithēmito placeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongμνημείῳG3419 · mnēmeiongraveὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἦνG1510 · eimito beλελατομημένονG2998 · latomeōto hewἐκG1537 · ekout fromπέτραςG4073 · petrarockκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσεκύλισενG4351 · proskuliōto roll beforeλίθονG3037 · lithosstoneἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθύρανG2374 · thuradoorτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoμνημείου.G3419 · mnēmeiongrave
Cross-references
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.Matthew 27:59-60And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,Isaiah 22:16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, [and] that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?Mark 16:3-4And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?John 11:38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.Luke 23:53And 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.Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.John 19:38-42And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him] leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
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