Matthew 27:60

Matthew 27:60 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
• New International Version (NIV)and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.

Context of Matthew 27:60

58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61(Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.) 62The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

Matthew 27:60 word by word

καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ καινῷ αὐτοῦ μνημείῳ ὃ ἐλατόμησεν ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ, καὶ προσκυλίσας λίθον μέγαν τῇ θύρᾳ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπῆλθεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he had hewn outλατομέωlatomeō · to hewG2998
• the rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• he rolledπροσκυλίωproskuliō · to roll beforeG4351
• aλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• to the doorθύραthura · doorG2374
• and departedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565

Cross-references for Matthew 27:60

• Isaiah 53:9They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.
• Matthew 27:66So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
• Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
• Mark 16:3They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
• Luke 24:2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
• John 20:1Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 60Laid it in his own new tomb - To all human appearance the body of Christ must have had the same burial-place with those of the two robbers, as he was numbered with the transgressors, and suffered with them; for then he was a sacrifice, bearing the sin of the world in his own body on the tree; but now the sacrifice is offered, the atonement made and accepted, he is no longer to be enrolled with the transgressors, and, according to a prophecy delivered…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 60In his own new tomb - John says John 19:41 that this was in a garden that was “in” or “near” the place where he was crucified. This tomb Joseph had prepared for himself, as was not uncommon among the Jews. Compare the notes at Isaiah 22:16. In this tomb Luke and John inform us that no man had been laid. This was so ordered, in the providence of God, doubtless, that there might be no suspicion about his identity when he rose; that it might not be alleged…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. 59-60Burial customs were important in Judaism, unlike the Greeks and Romans who cremated their dead. Jews considered leaving a body unburied to be a severe punishment (Deuteronomy 21:22–23; 2 Kings 9:37; Psalm 79:3; Jeremiah 16:4, 6; Ezekiel 29:5; Revelation 11:9). People mourned and lamented death (Mark 5:38–39). They washed the body (Acts 9:37). They anointed the body (Matt 26:6–13; John 12:3, 7; 19:39). And they wrapped the body in burial cloths (Matthew…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:60

• Burial
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Love
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Arimathea
• Burial
• Gate
• Grave
• Humiliation of Christ
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Tombs

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