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 Living Translation (NLT)Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.

Context of Mark 15:46

44Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. 45So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 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. 47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed 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

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 27:59When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
• Luke 23:53Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before.
• John 19:38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.
• Isaiah 53:9And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
• Isaiah 22:16‘What have you here, and whom have you here, That you have hewn a sepulcher here, As he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, Who carves a tomb for himself in a rock?
• Mark 16:3And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
• Matthew 27:60and 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.
• Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
• John 11:38Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay 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

Topics related to Mark 15:46

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

In the dictionaries

• Burial
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• Consultation
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• Funeral
• Gardens
• Joseph
• Linen
• Release
• Resurrection of Christ

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