KJV King James Version
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
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Matthew 27:57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
WEB World English Bible
When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.
ASV American Standard Version
And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,
Surrounding context — Matthew 27
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he 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 he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
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ὈψίαςG3798 · opsiaeveningδὲG1161 · dethenγενομένηςG1096 · ginomaito beἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanπλούσιοςG4145 · plousiosrichἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromἉριμαθαίας,G707 · ArimathaiaArimatheaτοὔνομαG5122 · tounomaby nameἸωσήφ,G2501 · IōsēphJosephὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichκαὶG2532 · kaiandαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heἐμαθητεύθηG3100 · mathēteuōto discipleτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦ.G2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
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.Mark 15:42-47And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,Luke 23:50-56And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a counseller; [and he was] a good man, and a just:1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:1 Samuel 7:17And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
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