God’s Word Translation
Matthew 27:58
58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Matthew 27:58 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
- New International Version (NIV)Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.
Context of Matthew 27:58
56Among them were Mary from Magdala, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. 57In the evening a rich man named Joseph arrived. He was from the city of Arimathea and had become a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60Then he laid it in his own new tomb, which had been cut in a rock. After rolling a large stone against the door of the tomb, he went away.
Read all of Matthew 27Matthew 27:58 word by word
οὗτος προσελθὼν τῷ Πιλάτῳ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. τότε ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἐκέλευσεν ἀποδοθῆναιRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- went toπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- Pilateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
- and beggedαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
- the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- commandedκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
- to be deliveredἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
Cross-references for Matthew 27:58
Commentaries on Matthew 27:58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 58Begged the body - That he might bury it honorably otherwise, by the Jewish customs, he would have either been burned, or buried in the common place appointed for executed criminals.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 58He went to Pilate - Because no one had a right to remove the body but by authority of the magistrate. Jesus was condemned to be crucified, usually a long and most bitter death, and in common cases it would have been unlawful to have removed the body so soon.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-61Verses 57-61 In the burial of Christ was nothing of pomp or solemnity. As Christ had not a house of his own, wherein to lay his head, while he lived, so he had not a grave of his own, wherein to lay his body, when he was dead. Our Lord Jesus, who had no sin of his own, had no grave of his own. The Jews designed that he should have made his grave with the wicked, should have been buried with the thieves with whom he was crucified, but God overruled it, so…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 58In Roman crucifixion, the bodies of criminals were often left on the cross until they rotted. Jewish law, however, did not allow this. Deuteronomy 21:22–23 forbids leaving a body on a cross or gallows overnight. Joseph of Arimathea acted in line with this law when he asked for the body of Jesus. His request also showed his loyalty to Jesus. Pilate ordered: Pilate agreed to Joseph’s request and gave the order. He likely did this because he did not believe…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- 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
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