King James Version
Matthew 27:57 in the King James Version says “When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:”
Matthew 27:57 · KJV
And many women were there beholding afar off , which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“was come”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“there came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“himself”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“disciple”
G3100intransitively, to become a pupil; transitively, to disciple, i.e., enrol as scholar
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
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