Bible Verses About "Who Was Joseph of Arimathea in the Bible"
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin and secret disciple of Jesus who boldly requested Jesus' body from Pilate and buried Him in his own new tomb.
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the Sanhedrin and secret disciple of Jesus who boldly requested Jesus' body from Pilate and buried Him in his own new tomb.
"When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 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." — Matthew 27:57-60 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Joseph of Arimathea in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 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."
"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."
"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. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight."
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