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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 27:57-66

We have here an account of Christ's burial, and the manner and circumstances of it, concerning which observe, 1. The kindness and good will of his friends that laid him in the grave. 2. The malice and ill will of his enemies that were very solicitous to keep him there. I. His friends gave him a decent burial. Observe, 1. In general, that Jesus Christ was buried; when his precious soul was gone to paradise, his blessed body was deposited in the chambers of the grave, that he might answer the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 27:57-61

27:57-61 Late in the day there came a rich man from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was himself a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean linen, and laid it in a new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock. And he rolled a great stone across the door of the tomb and went away. And Mary from Magdala was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. According to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:58

He went to Pilate ,.... To his house where he lived, and went in, as Mark says, Mark 15:43 , boldly; not being ashamed of Christ crucified, or afraid to own him, and show his respect to him as dead, though he knew he should incur the displeasure, reproach, and persecution of the Jews: and begged the body of Jesus ; which could not be taken down and interred, without the leave of the Roman governor; and which was generally granted to the friends of the deceased, when asked; otherwise... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:59

And when Joseph had taken the body ,.... Down from the cross, with the assistance of others, or from the hands of those who had orders to deliver it to him: he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth : that is, he wound up the body in it round and round, as was the custom of the Jews; see Acts 5:6 . John 11:44 . Nor was it usual to bury in any thing but linen: so it is said F13 Juchasin, fol. 54. 2. Vid. Maimon. Hilchot Ebel, c. 4. sect. 2. , "let the wrappings, or grave clothes,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:58

Begged the body - That he might bury it honorably otherwise, by the Jewish customs, he would have either been burned, or buried in the common place appointed for executed criminals. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:59

Wrapped it in a clean linen cloth - The Jews, as well as the Egyptians, added spices to keep the body from putrefaction, and the linen was wrapped about every part to keep the aromatics in contact with the flesh. From John 19:39 , John 19:40 , we learn that a mixture of myrrh and aloes of one hundred pounds' weight had been applied to the body of Jesus when he was buried. And that a second embalmment was intended, we learn from Luke 23:56 ; Luke 24:1 , as the hurry to get the body... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:59

Verse 59 Matthew 27:59.And having taken the body. The three Evangelists glance briefly at the burial; and therefore they say nothing about the aromatic ointments which John alone mentions, (John 19:39) only they relate that Joseph purchased a clean linen cloth; from which we infer, that Christ was honorably buried. And, indeed, there could be no doubt that a rich man, when he gave up his sepulcher to our Lord, made provision also, in other respects, for suitable magnificence and splendor. And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-61

The burial of the body of Jesus. ( Mark 15:42-47 ; Luke 23:50-56 ; John 19:38-42 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-61

The burial of Jesus. We may consider this in relation to all the persons concerned—Jesus himself, Joseph of Arimathaea, Pontius Pilate, and the Marys. I. JESUS SUBMITTING TO BURIAL . Jesus himself had departed. It was only the deserted house that was now left. Still this was the body of Jesus, and the burial of it had a significance in regard to the spirit that had once inhabited it. 1 . The burial proves the death of Christ. If he had risen immediately it would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-66

The Lord's grave. I. THE BURIAL . 1 . Joseph of Arimathaea. He was a rich man and a counsellor. Like Nicodemus, he believed in Christ; but, like Nicodemus, he had not had the courage to avow his convictions. His rank, perhaps, and his riches had kept him back. It was hard for a man in his position to espouse the cause of the despised Prophet of Nazareth. He had, perhaps, absented himself from the council at which the Lord was condemned. He would not take part in that awful crime,... read more

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