A moment in scripture
Matthew 27:57
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When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 27:55
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
- Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
- Matthew 27:58
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
- Matthew 27:59
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.