Mark 15:43 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

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ASV

there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

KJV

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ignatius of Antioch

Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians (108)

On the day of the preparation, then, at the third hour, He received the sentence from Pilate, the Father permitting that to happen; at the sixth hour He was crucified; at the ninth hour He gave up the ghost; and before sunset He was buried. During the Sabbath He continued under the earth in the tomb in which Joseph of Arimathaea had laid Him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor,.... A man of a good aspect, well dressed, and that behaved well and honourably in his office, as a counsellor: he seems to have been a priest, and one of the bench of priests that sat in the high priest's chamber, which is called, לשכת בלווטי, "the chamber of the counsellors" (d); with whom he advised there, in matters of moment: which also waited for the kingdom of God; for the coming and kingdom of the Messiah, for the Gospel dispensation, the world to come, the Jews were so much in expectation of.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Joseph, an honorable counselor - A distinguished man, who probably held a high office among the Jews, as one of their great council, or a Jewish senator. The word “honorable,” here, is not a mere title of “office,” but is given in reference to his personal character, as being a man of integrity and blameless life. Waited for the kingdom of God - Waited for, or expected, the coming of the Messiah. But this expression means more than an “indefinite” expectation that the Messiah “would” come, for all the Jews expected that.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1884)

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	coming	G2064 →
Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Joseph	G2501 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
Ἁριμαθαίας,	Harimathaias	Arimathea,	G707 →
εὐσχήμων	euschēmōn	a prominent	G2158 →
βουλευτὴς	bouleutēs	Council member	G1010 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
αὐτὸς	autos	himself	G846 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
προσδεχόμενος	prosdechomenos	waiting for	G4327 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
βασιλείαν	basileian	kingdom	G932 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ,	theou	of God,	G2316 →
τολμήσας	tolmēsas	having boldness	G5111 →
εἰσῆλθεν	eisēlthen	he went in	G1525 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Πιλᾶτον	Pilaton	Pilate	G4091 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ᾐτήσατο	ētēsato	asked for	G154 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
σῶμα	sōma	body	G4983 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦ.	Iēsou	of Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 2:25
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
leads to
- Luke 2:38
  Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 25:9
  And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Luke 1:6
  Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Titus 2:11–14
  For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
Through
Luke 2:38
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
leads to
- Luke 2:25
  Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 27:57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
leads to
- John 19:38–42
  Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came…
Through
Acts 17:12
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Acts 13:50
  The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark