Mark 15:43

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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  • Luke 2:25 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • Luke 2:38 : 38 At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
  • Luke 23:51 : 51 (He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
  • John 19:38 : 38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.
  • Acts 4:8-9 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed– 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.” 13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
  • Acts 17:12 : 12 Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
  • Phil 1:14 : 14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.
  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
  • Matt 27:57 : 57 Jesus’ Burial Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
  • Mark 10:23-27 : 23 Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 They were even more astonished and said to one another,“Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and replied,“This is impossible for mere humans, but not for God; all things are possible for God.”
  • Mark 14:54 : 54 And Peter had followed him from a distance, up to the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the guards and warming himself by the fire.
  • Mark 14:66-72 : 66 Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by. 67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it:“I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed. 69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.” 70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.” 71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“I do not know this man you are talking about!” 72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him:“Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

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    38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.

    39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

    40 Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.

    41 Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.

    42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.

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    50 Jesus’ Burial Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

    51 (He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

    52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

    53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet been buried.

    54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

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    58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

    59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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