King James Version
Matthew 27:58 in the King James Version says “He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.”
Matthew 27:58 · KJV
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,
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“went”
G4334to approach, i.e., (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to
“the body”
G4983the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
“of Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Then”
G5119the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
“to be delivered”
G591to give away, i.e., up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)
“the body”
G4983the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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