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John 19:38

And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

KJV

Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πειλᾶτον Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας, ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πειλᾶτος. ἦλθεν οὖν καὶ ἦραν αὐτόν.

Greek NT

Post hæc autem rogavit Pilatum Joseph ab Arimathæa (eo quod esset discipulus Jesu, occultus autem propter metum Judæorum), ut tolleret corpus Jesu. Et permisit Pilatus. Venit ergo, et tulit corpus Jesu.

Vulgate

And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

ASV

And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews), besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

24 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αἴρω
airo
verb · 101×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρύπτω
krupto
verb · 19×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
φόβος
phobos
noun · 48×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἀριμαθαία
arimathaia
noun · 4×
ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepo
verb · 18×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
Ἰωσήφ
ioseph
noun · 35×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀπὸ | WH/Treg: ἀπὸ | NIV/RP: ὁ ἀπὸ
  • ἀπὸSBLGNT
  • ἀπὸWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • ὁ ἀπὸReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: τοῦ Ἰησοῦ
  • αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τοῦ ἸησοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§575Many of Jesus' deeds and words constituted a "sign of contradiction",321 but more so for the religious authorities in Jerusalem, whom the Gospel according to John often calls simply "the Jews",322 than for the ordinary People of God.323 To be sure, Christ's relations with the Pharisees were not exclusively polemical. Some Pharisees warn him of the danger he was courting;324 Jes…
§595Among the religious authorities of Jerusalem, not only were the Pharisee Nicodemus and the prominent Joseph of Arimathea both secret disciples of Jesus, but there was also long-standing dissension about him, so much so that St. John says of these authorities on the very eve of Christ's Passion, "many.. . believed in him", though very imperfectly.378 This is not surprising, if o…
Chapter 13.—Reasons for Burying the Bodies of the Saints. Nevertheless the bodies of the dead are not on this account to be despised and left unburied; least of all the bodies of the righteous and faithful, which have been used by the Holy Spirit as His organs and instruments for all good works. For if the dress of a father, or his ring, or anything he wore, be precious to his …
Q. Why was he buried? A. His burial testifies that he really died.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
  • Acts 5:13 — And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
  • Isa 53:9 — And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
  • John 7:13 — Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
  • John 12:42 — Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
  • Luke 23:50 — And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
  • Luke 23:52 — This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
  • Mark 15:42 — And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
  • Mark 15:43 — Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
  • Matt 27:57 — When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: