Mark 15:42

Mark 15:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
• New International Version (NIV)It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Context of Mark 15:42

40There were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41In Galilee these women followed him and took care of him. Many other women had come up with him to Jerusalem. When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), 43Joseph 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. 44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had already died.

Mark 15:42 word by word

Καὶ ἤδη ὀψίας γενομένης, ἐπεὶ ἦν παρασκευὴ ὅ ἐστιν προσάββατον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• when the evenὀψίαopsios · eveningG3798
• was comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• becauseἐπείepei · sinceG1893
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the day before the sabbathπροσάββατονprosabbaton · FridayG4315

Cross-references for Mark 15:42

• Matthew 27:57When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
• Luke 23:50There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,
• John 19:38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus — but secretly because of his fear of the Jews — asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away.

Commentaries on Mark 15:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42The day before the Sabbath - What we would call Friday evening. As the law of Moses had ordered that no criminal should continue hanging on a tree or gibbet till the setting of the sun, Joseph, fearing that the body of our Lord might be taken down, and thrown into the common grave with the two robbers, came and earnestly entreated Pilate to deliver it to him, that he might bury it in his own new tomb. See on Matthew 27:56, Matthew 27:60; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-47Verses 42-47 We are here attending the burial of our Lord Jesus. Oh that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Joseph of Arimathea was one who waited for the kingdom of God. Those who hope for a share in its privileges, must own Christ's cause, when it seems to be crushed. This man God raised up for his service. There was a special providence, that Pilate should be so strict in his inquiry, that there might be no pretence to say Jesus was…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:42

• Day
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Preparation Day
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Day Before the Sabbath
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Arimathaea

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings