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“And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,”
Matthew 27:59 (KJV)
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Wrapped it in a clean linen cloth (ἐντυλίξας αὐτὸ σινδόνι καθαρᾷ)—the Greek sindon refers to expensive fine linen, and kathara emphasizes purity/cleanness. Jewish burial customs required washing the body and wrapping in linen strips with aromatic spices (John 19:40). Joseph's care contrasts with the criminal's normal disposal—no washing, no fine cloth, mass burial.The clean linen echoes Christ's purity—he who knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) received burial befitting his spotless life. This wrapping also prepared for resurrection—when the grave clothes would be left behind as evidence of super...
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