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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.

KJV

ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων βουλευτής, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν Πειλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.

Greek NT

venit Joseph ab Arimathæa nobilis decurio, qui et ipse erat exspectans regnum Dei, et audacter introivit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Jesu.

Vulgate

there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

ASV

Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People JosephJosephJesusJoseph of ArimatheaPontius PilateJosephJoseph

In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
βουλευτής
bouleutes
noun · 2×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
εὐσχήμων
euschemon
adjective · 5×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
προσδέχομαι
prosdechomai
verb · 14×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
τολμάω
tolmao
verb · 16×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἀριμαθαία
arimathaia
noun · 4×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰωσήφ
ioseph
noun · 35×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

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

minor
SBLGNT: ἐλθὼν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐλθὼν | RP: ἦλθεν
  • ἐλθὼνSBLGNT
  • ἐλθὼνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἦλθενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ὁ | Treg/NIV/RP: ὁ
  • SBLGNT
  • Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: τὸν | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸν
  • τὸνSBLGNT
  • τὸνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
  • Acts 17:12 — Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
  • Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • 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 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 therefo
  • Luke 2:25 — And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
  • Luke 2:25 — And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Luke 23:51 — (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
  • Luke 23:51 — (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
  • Matt 27:57 — When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: