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Mark 15:46
And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulcher.
And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulcher.
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Before Pilate. (Mark 15:1 .Matthew 27:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28 .)_ 2. Barabbas released and the Servant condemned. ...
THE BURIAL OF JESUS. Deuteronomy 21:23 enjoined the burial of dead criminals before nightfall (_cf._ Josephus, _Wars,_ IV, v.2). The day of the Crucifixion being the preparation for the Sabbath, _i.e....
THE SILENCE OF JESUS (Mark 15:1-5)...
When it was now evening, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea, a respected member of the council, and a man who was himself waiting for the Ki...
FINE LINEN. Greek. _sindon._ See note on Mark 14:61; Mark 14:62. SEPULCHRE memorial tomb. OUT OF. Greek. _ek._ App-104. Not the same word as in Mark 15:21. ROCK. Greek. _petra_, as in...
_And he bought fine linen_ Thus successful, Joseph purchased fine (probably _white_) linen, the original word for which has been already explained in the note on ch. Mark 14:51, and then he repaired t...
ἜΘΗΚΕΝ ([3494][3495][3496]2[3497][3498] rather than κατέθηκεν ([3499][3500][3501][3502][3503][3504][3505]), the more usual verb. [3494] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 a...
42–47. THE BURIAL Matthew 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42...
Ver 42. And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43. Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God...
_THE BURIAL OF JESUS BY JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA -- MARK 15:42-47:_ The burial of Jesus was also a significant event. When Paul described the gospel he said that "Christ died for our sins according to the...
ΆΓΟΡΆΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΑΓΟΡΆΖΩ (G59) покупать, ΣΙΝΔΏΝ (G4616) тонкий лен. ΚΑΘΕΛΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.), см._ Mark 15:36. ΈΝΕΊΛΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΝΕΙΛΈΩ (G1750) оборачивать,...
7. WOMEN WATCHING. DESCENT FROM THE CROSS. THE BURIAL. 15:40-47 _TEXT 15:40-47_ And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the le...
_SUMMARY 15:16_16:20 This closing section of Mark, like the corresponding section in Matthew, contains two proofs of the divinity of Jesus. The first is found in the darkness that covered the earth du...
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. For the exposition, see the notes at ; and at John 19:31....
36 See Psa_69:21. 37-39 Compare Mat_27:50-54; Luk_23:45-47; Joh_19:30-37. 37 No man could take His life from Him. All the weariness and wounds did not exhaust His vitality. At the very last He cries...
THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE. THE CRUCIFIXION 1-15. Trial before Pilate (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:11; Luke 23:1; Luke 23:13;...
BURIAL OF JESUS (Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:50; John 19:38). See on Mt and Jn....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 15 JESUS AND PILATE VERSES 1-15 The *Jews did not have power over their own countr...
HE BOUGHT FINE LINEN. — Better, _a fine linen sheet._ The word is the same as in Matthew 27:59. The fact that it was bought just before the Sabbath began is peculiar to St. Mark....
(39-47) See Notes on Matthew 27:54....
ἀγοράσας, _having purchased_ linen; therefore purchases could be made. This word, and the reason given for Joseph's haste (Mark 15:42), have, not without a show of reason, been regarded as unintention...
_Burial_ (Matthew 27:57-66; Luke 23:50-56)....
A KING UPON HIS CROSS Mark 15:22-47 Our Lord refused to drink the potion prepared by the women of Jerusalem, in order to stupefy those who were crucified and so deaden the sense of pain, because He w...
This chapter is one of those that needs little explanation and must ever be read in awe and reverence. Pilate represented the Roman empire, which attempted to secure itself by its ordinary methods of...
According to the description of those that have seen it, it is a kind of small chamber, the height of which, from top to bottom, is eight feet and an inch, its length six feet and one inch, and its br...
THE INTERMENT Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42. “Then the Jews, in order that the
(42) And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation; that is, the day before the sabbath, (43) Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God,...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
Before Pilate (chapter 15), He only witnesses a good confession, a testimony to the truth where the glory of God required it, and where this testimony stood opposed to the power of the adversary. To a...
AND HE BOUGHT FINE LINEN,.... That is, Joseph, as is expressed in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions; which, when he had done, as is highly probable, in the city of Jerusalem, he went to M...
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. Ver. 46. _See T...
_And he gave the body to Joseph_ Pilate gave Joseph leave to take down the body, and do with it what he pleased, the priests either not knowing that he was disposed to make such a grant, or being so i...
Christ's burial. Matthew 27:55-61; LUKE 23:50-56; JOHN 10:31-42....
A SEPULCHRE WHICH WAS HEWN OUT OF A ROCK; God so ordered things, that he was not buried in the graveyard of common malefactors, but where there could be the fullest evidence that on the third day he r...
TITLE: Buried TEXT: Mark 15:42-47 PROPOSITION: Burial seem so final, as if it is all over. QUESTION: Which? KEY WORD: Questions SCRIPTURE READING: INTRODUCTION: 1. Jesus died. That is a fact. 2. Je...
42-47 We are here attending the burial of our Lord Jesus. Oh that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Joseph of Arimathea was one who waited for the kingdom of God. Those who hope for a...
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Mark 15:46 Then G2532 bought G59 (G5660) linen G4616 G2532 down G2507 (G5631) wrapped G1750 ...
‘And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock. And he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.' Joseph wa...
LAYING JESUS TO REST (15:40-47). The women who had ministered to Jesus and His disciples were gathered at the cross. It is impossible to imagine the feelings in their hearts as they saw the figure of...
Mark 15:46. AND HE BOUGHT A LINEN CLOTH. It has been argued from this purchase that the day was ‘not the first day of unleavened bread, which was one of sabbatical sanctity,' but in Leviticus 23:7, la...
THIS section contains some minor incidents omitted in all the parallel accounts....
WOUND (ενειλησεν). This word is only here in the N.T. As εντυλισσω is only in Matthew 27:59; Luke 23:53; John 20:7. Both verbs occur in the papyri, Plutarch, etc. They both mean to wrap, wind, roll...
Concerning the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall read in three portions of the New Testament. First, in the Gospel according to Mark, the fifteenth chapter, beginning at the thirty-fourth verse...
CONTENTS: Jesus before Pilate. Barabbas set free instead of Christ. The crucifixion. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Pilate, Simon, Barabbas, Centurion, Joseph, 2 thieves, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of...
Mark 15:1. _Straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council._ Συνεδριν, the whole sanhedrim, consisting of seventy, but which must ne...
IT WAS GETTING ON TOWARD EVENING. See notes on Matthew 27:57-61. John tells us that Nicodemus was with Joseph of Arimathea when he asked for the body of Jesus and placed it in the new grave. Both of t...
_Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor._ THE CRISIS IN JOSEPH’S LIFE The record of spiritual progress through many years is given here. Long looking for the promised Saviour, almost convince...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 15:46 Joseph wrapped the body of Jesus in a LINEN SHROUD and placed it IN A TOMB... CUT OUT OF THE ROCK. Rock-cut tombs were expensive since they required extensive excavation. This...
Jesus is laid in the tomb Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42;...
CHAPTER XV. 1 _Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate_. 15 _Upon the clamour of the common people, the murderer Barabbas is loosed, and Jesus delivered up to be crucified_. 17 _He is crowned w...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 15:43. WENT IN BOLDLY.—_Took courage and went in_. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 15:42_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 27:57;...
EXPOSITION MARK 15:1 AND STRAIGHTWAY IN THE MORNING THE CHIEF PRIESTS WITH THE ELDERS AND SCRIBES, AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL, HELD A CONSULTATION, AND BOUND JESUS, AND CARRIED HIM AWAY, AND DELIVERED HIM...
Let's turn to Mark's gospel chapter 15. Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane in the evening or late night, and immediately brought before Caiaphas the high priest and some of the rulers wher...
Isaiah 22:16; Isaiah 53:9; John 11:38; John 19:38; Luke 23:53;...
Stone. See on Matthew 27:60....
He rolled a stone — By his servants. It was too large for him to roll himself....