Mark 15:46

Mark 15:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

Context of Mark 15:46

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. Joseph bought a piece of linen cloth. He took Jesus' body down from the cross and he put the cloth around it. Then he put the body in a large hole in a rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in. After this, Joseph rolled a big stone across the front of the hole to shut it. 47Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.

Mark 15:46 word by word

καὶ ἀγοράσας σινδόνα, καθελὼν αὐτὸν ἐνείλησεν τῇ σινδόνι καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐν μνημείῳ ὃ ἦν λελατομημένον ἐκ πέτρας καὶ προσεκύλισεν λίθον ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν τοῦ μνημείου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• fine linenσινδώνsindōn · linenG4616
• tookκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• and wrapped him inἐνειλέωeneileō · to enwrapG1750
• the linenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• laidκατατίθημιkatatithēmi · to attainG2698
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hewnλατομέωlatomeō · to hewG2998
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• a rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• rolledπροσκυλίωproskuliō · to roll beforeG4351
• a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the doorθύραthura · doorG2374

Cross-references for Mark 15:46

• Matthew 27:59So Joseph took Jesus' body. He put a clean piece of linen cloth around it.
• Luke 23:53Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it.
• John 19:38There was a man called Joseph who came from the town of Arimathea. He was one of Jesus' disciples, but he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. So he had not told people that he was a disciple of Jesus. Joseph went to Pilate and asked if he could take Jesus' dead body away. Pilate agreed. So Joseph went there and he took the body away.
• Isaiah 53:9They decided to bury him with wicked people. But his body was put in a rich man's grave. He had not done anything to hurt anyone. He had not told lies to deceive people.
• Isaiah 22:16Say to him, “You should not be here in the palace. You have cut a grave in the rock here for yourself, but you do not have the authority to do that! You have made a beautiful grave high up on the hill, as if you belong with the kings.
• Mark 16:3The women asked each other, ‘Who will roll away the heavy stone for us? It closes the hole in the rock where they put Jesus' dead body.’
• Matthew 27:60Then he put the body in a large hole in a rock. He had made the hole for his own body when he died. After he put Jesus' body there, he rolled a very big stone across the front of the hole to shut it. Then he went away.
• Matthew 28:2At that moment, the ground moved about very strongly. One of the Lord God's angels came from heaven. He went to the rock. He rolled the big stone away from the hole and then he sat on top of it.
• John 11:38Jesus arrived at the grave where they had put Lazarus's dead body. It was a cave. A large stone covered the front of the hole. Again, Jesus felt very upset.

Commentaries on Mark 15:46

• 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. 46Joseph prepared the body of Jesus for burial and laid it in his own tomb (see Matthew 27:60).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:46

• Embalming
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Linen
• Stones
• Women

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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