Matthew 27:57 NIV

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 27:57

When the even was come ,.... The second evening, when it was just at sunset; at which time the Jewish sabbath began, and when the bodies of those that were crucified, must be taken down; and if not dead, their bones must be broken, and they dispatched, in order to be interred in the common burying place of malefactors: there came a rich man Arimathea : not from thence now, for he lived at Jerusalem; but this was the place of his nativity, or former abode, and from whence he originally... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:57

When the even - This must have been about three o'clock, or a little after; for our Lord having expired about three o'clock, Matthew 27:46 , and the Jewish passover beginning about four, it was necessary that Joseph, who would not fail to eat the passover at the usual time, should have obtained and buried the body of Christ some time before four o'clock. But such was the general consternation, occasioned by the prodigies that took place on this most awful occasion, that we may safely... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:57

Verse 57 Matthew 27:57.And when the evening was come. Let it be understood that Joseph did not come in the dusk of the evening, but before sunset, that he might perform this office of kindness to his Master, without violating the Sabbath; for the Sabbath commenced in the evening, and therefore it was necessary that Christ should be laid in the grave before night came on. Now from the time that Christ died until the Sabbath began to be observed, there were three free days. And though John does... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57

When the even was come. This was what was called the first evening, the time between the ninth hour, or three o'clock, and sunset, and the great sabbath would shortly be beginning. It was the Roman custom to leave criminals hanging on the cross for days, till their bodies were devoured by birds and wild animals; the Jewish Law enacted that when bodies were penally suspended, they should be taken down and buried before night ( Deuteronomy 21:22 , Deuteronomy 21:23 ), that the land might... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57

Joseph's opportunity. The entire forsaking of our Lord's apostles and disciples has not been sufficiently considered. It must have been one of the sorest ingredients in his bitter cup of woe. Not one of them came into any relation with his suffering time. They must have been wholly bewildered by their fears. They left their Master to the tending of strangers, if he had any tending at all. But we may do honour to Simon of Cyrene and Joseph of Arimathaea, who found their opportunity. I. ... 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:57

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:57

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:57

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-61

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-61

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 27:57-66

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