Jesus Is Buried
Matthew 27:57-61
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Matt.27.57 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- δε: CONJ
- γενομενης: VERB,pres,mid,part,gen,f,sg
- ηλθεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ανθρωπος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- πλουσιος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- απο: PREP
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- τουνομα: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- Ιωσηφ: PROPN,nom,sg,m
- ος: PRO,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
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- εμαθητευθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- Ιησου·: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Mark 15:42-43 (verbal): Mark records the same arrival of Joseph of Arimathea at evening, describing him as a respected member of the council who waited for the kingdom of God—close verbal and narrative parallel to Matthew's account.
- Luke 23:50-53 (structural): Luke also names Joseph of Arimathea as a good and righteous man who did not consent to the council’s decision and who took Jesus down and laid him in a tomb—parallel event with different emphases.
- John 19:38-42 (verbal): John identifies Joseph of Arimathea as a secret disciple who asked Pilate for Jesus’ body and, together with Nicodemus, prepared and buried it in his own new tomb—direct Johannine parallel to Matthew’s notice of Joseph.
- Isaiah 53:9 (allusion): The prophetic image that the suffering servant is assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich resonates with Jesus being buried in the tomb of the rich Joseph of Arimathea, an intertextual fulfillment motif.
Alternative generated candidates
- When evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who was himself also a disciple of Jesus.
- When evening had come there arrived a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
Matt.27.58 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- προσελθων: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- Πιλατω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- ητησατο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- το: ART,nom,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,nom,sg,n
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
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- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
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- εκελευσεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αποδοθηναι: VERB,aor,pass,inf
Parallels
- Mark 15:43 (verbal): Mark records the same action—Joseph of Arimathea goes to Pilate and asks for Jesus' body; Pilate orders it released—closely parallel in wording and sequence.
- Luke 23:50-52 (structural): Luke gives the parallel narrative, identifying Joseph of Arimathea as a good and righteous member of the council who asked Pilate for Jesus' body, placing the request in similar structural context with added characterization.
- John 19:38-42 (verbal): John likewise reports that Joseph of Arimathea (a secret disciple) asked Pilate for the body and received it, then buried Jesus; the request and Pilate's acquiescence are closely paralleled.
- Isaiah 53:9 (allusion): Prophetic background: Isaiah describes the suffering servant’s burial—'with the rich in his death'—which the evangelists (via Joseph providing a tomb) present as a fulfillment of prophecy.
Alternative generated candidates
- He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be handed over to him.
- He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that the body be handed over.
Matt.27.59 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- το: ART,nom,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,nom,sg,n
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- Ιωσηφ: PROPN,nom,sg,m
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- αυτο: PRON,acc,sg,m
- σινδονι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- καθαρα: ADJ,dat,sg,f
Parallels
- Mark 15:46 (verbal): Same narrative detail: Joseph of Arimathea takes Jesus' body and wraps it in a linen cloth — a close verbal parallel to Matthew's account.
- Luke 23:53 (verbal): Luke likewise reports Joseph wrapping Jesus' body and placing it in a tomb, echoing Matthew's description of burial preparations.
- John 19:40 (verbal): John records that Jesus' body was wrapped in linen with spices by Joseph and Nicodemus, paralleling Matthew's note about the clean linen.
- John 11:44 (thematic): The resurrection account of Lazarus describes burial wrappings (linen and face cloth), providing a thematic parallel for first-century Jewish burial practice reflected in Matthew.
- Isaiah 53:9 (allusion): The prophecy about the suffering servant’s burial ('assigned a grave with the wicked, yet with the rich') is often linked by the Gospel tradition to Jesus' burial and may be alluded to in the passion and burial narrative.
Alternative generated candidates
- Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
- And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
Matt.27.60 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- εθηκεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτο: PRON,acc,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
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- μνημειω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
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- εν: PREP
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- πετρα: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- και: CONJ
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- μεγαν: ADJ,acc,sg,m
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- μνημειου: NOUN,gen,sg,n
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Parallels
- Mark 15:46 (verbal): Mark records Joseph of Arimathea laying Jesus in his own new tomb hewn out of rock and rolling a stone to the entrance—close verbal parallel to Matthew's wording and details.
- John 19:41-42 (verbal): John describes a garden tomb, new and hewn in rock, where they laid Jesus and rolled a great stone to the door, matching Matthew's emphasis on a new, rock-cut tomb and the rolled stone.
- Luke 23:53 (verbal): Luke states Joseph placed Jesus in a tomb hewn out of rock and rolled a stone to the entrance; the account parallels Matthew's description of the burial setting and action.
- Isaiah 53:9 (allusion): The prophecy that the righteous servant is assigned a grave with the rich connects to Jesus' burial in the (wealthy) Joseph of Arimathea's tomb, an implicit fulfillment echoed by Matthew's detail of the tomb.
- 1 Corinthians 15:4 (thematic): Paul's creedal summary 'he was buried' thematically links to the Gospel emphasis on Jesus' burial in a tomb—necessary context for the subsequent resurrection accounts.
Alternative generated candidates
- He laid it in his own new tomb that he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and departed.
- He laid it in his own new tomb which he had cut out of the rock, and rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb, and went away.
Matt.27.61 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- δε: CONJ
- εκει: ADV
- Μαριαμ: PROPN,nom,sg,f
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
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- και: CONJ
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
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- καθημεναι: VERB,pres,mid,part,nom,pl,f
- απεναντι: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ταφου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Mark 15:47 (verbal): Names Mary Magdalene and another Mary in connection with Jesus' burial—both Gospels highlight these women as witnesses at the tomb (Mark adds that they saw where he was laid).
- Mark 16:1 (thematic): Mary Magdalene and other women (Mary the mother of James, etc.) return to the tomb to anoint Jesus—continues the theme of faithful women attending the burial and visiting the tomb.
- Luke 23:55–56 (thematic): The women from Galilee observe the tomb and how his body was laid and then prepare spices and rest on the Sabbath—parallels the presence of women at the burial and their role in anointing and watching the tomb.
- John 20:1 (thematic): Mary Magdalene visits the tomb (finds it empty) in John’s resurrection account—connects to Matthew’s emphasis on Mary Magdalene as the primary female witness to the tomb.
- Matt.28:1 (structural): Within Matthew’s narrative the same women (Mary Magdalene and the other Mary) appear at the tomb on the first day of the week—links the burial scene (27:61) to the resurrection visit (28:1–10).
Alternative generated candidates
- Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
- Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
When evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
He laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and went away.
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.