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 wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. 45And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

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

• Joseph boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• a linenσινδώνsindōn · linenG4616
• tookκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507
• wrappedἐνειλέωeneileō · to enwrapG1750
• and laidκατατίθημιkatatithēmi · to attainG2698
• Him in a tombμνῆμαmnēma · tombG3418
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• had beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hewnλατομέωlatomeō · to hewG2998
• out in the rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• and he rolledπροσκυλίωproskuliō · to roll beforeG4351
• a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the entranceθύραthura · doorG2374
• of the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419

Cross-references for Mark 15:46

• Matthew 27:59And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
• Luke 23:53And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.
• John 19:38After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.
• Isaiah 53:9His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
• Isaiah 22:16‘What right do you have here, And whom do you have here, That you have hewn a tomb for yourself here, You who hew a tomb on the height, You who carve a resting place for yourself in the rock?
• Mark 16:3They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
• Matthew 27:60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.
• Matthew 28:2And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
• John 11:38So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

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

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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