Mark 15:43

Mark 15:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Context of Mark 15:43

41These women had travelled with Jesus when he was in Galilee and they had helped him. Many other women were also there near the cross. They had come to Jerusalem with Jesus. 42It was Friday and the Jews were preparing for their day of rest on the Sabbath. That evening, a man called Joseph went to see Pilate. Joseph was from a town called Arimathea. He was a good man and he was one of the group of important Jewish leaders. He was waiting for the time when God would start to rule his people in his kingdom. Joseph bravely asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus to bury it. 44Pilate was surprised that Jesus had already died. He asked the captain of the soldiers to come to him. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45The captain told Pilate that Jesus was already dead. So then Pilate let Joseph go and take Jesus' dead body.

Mark 15:43 word by word

ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτὴς ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• ArimatheaἈριμαθαίαArimathaia · ArimatheaG707
• an honourableεὐσχήμωνeuschēmōn · properG2158
• counsellorβουλευτήςbouleutēs · member of a councilG1010
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• waited forπροσδέχομαιprosdechomai · to wait for/welcomeG4327
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and went inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• boldlyτολμάωtolmaō · be boldG5111
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• cravedαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Mark 15:43

• Mark 10:23Jesus looked round and he said to his disciples, ‘It is very difficult for rich people to let God rule in their lives.’
• Luke 2:25At this time, a man called Simeon was living in Jerusalem. He was a good man and he obeyed God. He had waited a long time to see the special person who would save Israel's people. The Holy Spirit was with him.
• Luke 23:51He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom.
• Mark 14:54Peter followed Jesus into the yard of Caiaphas's house. But he did not go near Jesus. He sat down in the yard with the guards and he made himself warm by the fire.
• Matthew 19:30But many people who are very important now will become the least important. And many people who are not important now will become very important then.’
• Matthew 20:16Jesus then said, ‘So, one day, those people who are not important now will become the most important. Those people who are very important now will become the least important.’
• Acts 4:8Then Peter became full with the Holy Spirit and he said to them, ‘All you men are rulers of the people and important Jews.
• Philippians 1:14Also, because I am in a prison, most of the other believers here trust the Lord even more. The Lord has made them brave, so that they are not afraid to speak God's message to people.

Commentaries on Mark 15:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Went in boldly unto Pilate - He who was a coward before now acts a more open, fearless part, than any of the disciples of our Lord! This the Holy Spirit has thought worthy of especial notice. It needed no small measure of courage to declare now for Jesus, who had been a few hours ago condemned as a blasphemer by the Jews, and as a seditious person by the Romans; and this was the more remarkable in Joseph, because hitherto, for fear of the Jews, he had…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43-45Joseph of Arimathea: He was possibly from Ramathaim, a village about 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Jerusalem. A respected member of the Jewish high council (Sanhedrin), he was also a secret follower of Jesus. He was waiting for the kingdom of God to come (see Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:50–51; John 19:38). He bravely asked Pilate for the body of Jesus so he could bury it. As a prominent Council member who was not known as a disciple, his request…Read the comment
• Calvin’s Commentaries · v. 43Mark 15:43, and Luke 23:51. Who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. The highest commendation bestowed on Joseph is, that he waited for the kingdom of God. He is likewise praised, no doubt, for righteousness, but this waiting for the kingdom of God was the root and source of his righteousness. By the kingdom of God, we must understand the renovation promised through Christ; for the perfection of order which, the prophets had every where…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:43

• Arimathea
• Counsellor
• Courage
• Decision
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Pilate, Pontius
• Waiting

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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