Joseph of Arimathea asked for the body of Jesus and laid it in his own new tomb.
A rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
A respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God.
Joseph of Arimathea is a rich disciple, a respected member of the council, who had not consented to their decision. He asked Pilate for the body of Jesus, wrapped it, and laid it in his own new tomb. John says he was a disciple secretly, for fear of the Jews, and that Nicodemus came with him. He is not Joseph the son of Jacob, and not Joseph the husband of Mary. The church knows him for the tomb. The burial is part of the gospel Paul preached: He was buried.
- Matthew stresses the new tomb, his own, cut in the rock.
- Mark stresses that he took courage and went to Pilate.
- The women saw where He was laid. The tomb is known because Joseph gave it.
A rich disciple from Arimathea.
He asked for the body.
He laid it in his own new tomb.
He was buried.
- Joseph of Arimathea was a council member and a disciple.
- He had not consented to the decision against Jesus.
- He asked Pilate for the body and laid it in his own new tomb.
- John says the discipleship had been secret, and that Nicodemus helped.
- He is not the patriarch and not the step-father.
- The burial is in the gospel: Christ died and was buried.
- The Town – Arimathea.
- The Council – A respected member who did not consent.
- The Courage – He went to Pilate.
- The Tomb – His own, new, cut in the rock.
- The Helper – Nicodemus, in John.
- The Gospel – He was buried.
- Matthew 27:57-60 – “A rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus… laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock.”
- Mark 15:43 – “Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.”
- Luke 23:50-51 – “A member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action.”
- John 19:38-42 – A disciple, but secretly. Nicodemus came also. They laid Jesus in a new tomb.
A rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
He laid the body in his own new tomb.
He had not consented to their decision.
This Joseph gave the tomb. He is not the patriarch and not the husband of Mary. Christ was buried. The women saw the place.
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