Matthew 27:58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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New International Version
Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

New Living Translation
went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.

English Standard Version
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Berean Standard Bible
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Berean Literal Bible
Having gone to Pilate, he asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

King James Bible
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

New King James Version
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.

New American Standard Bible
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

NASB 1995
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

NASB 1977
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given over to him.

Legacy Standard Bible
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Amplified Bible
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus [so that he might bury Him], and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Christian Standard Bible
He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released.

American Standard Version
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

Contemporary English Version
went and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph,

English Revised Version
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Good News Translation
He went into the presence of Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate gave orders for the body to be given to Joseph.

International Standard Version
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be done.

Majority Standard Bible
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that the body be given to him.

NET Bible
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

New Heart English Bible
This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that it be released.

Webster's Bible Translation
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

Weymouth New Testament
He went to Pilate and begged to have the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

World English Bible
This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

Berean Literal Bible
Having gone to Pilate, he asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

Young's Literal Translation
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

Smith's Literal Translation
He having come to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be given back.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be released.

New American Bible
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be handed over.

New Revised Standard Version
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate commanded that the body should be given to him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This one came to Pilate and requested the body of Yeshua, and Pilate commanded that the body would be given to him.

NT Translations

Anderson New Testament
This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given.

Godbey New Testament
He having come to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be given:

Haweis New Testament
he going in to Pilate, begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be given him.

Mace New Testament
went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus; which Pilate ordered to be delivered to him.

Weymouth New Testament
He went to Pilate and begged to have the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Worrell New Testament
This man, going to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given up.

Worsley New Testament
and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be delivered to him;

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Burial of Jesus
57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,…

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Cross References

Mark 15:43-45
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. / Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so. / When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Luke 23:50-52
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man, / who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God. / He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

John 19:38-40
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 and removed His body. / Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. / So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Acts 13:29
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

John 19:31
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

John 19:42
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

Matthew 14:12
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

Genesis 23:4
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

1 Kings 13:29-30
So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him. / Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”

2 Samuel 21:12-14
he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa. / So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. / And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.

Acts 8:2
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Romans 6:4
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Treasury of Scripture

He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

Mark 15:44-46
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead…

Luke 23:52,53
This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus…

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Matthew 27

1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.
3. Judas hangs himself.
19. Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.
27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33. crucified;
39. reviled;
50. dies, and is buried;
62. his tomb is sealed and watched.

Berean Study Bible

He went to Pilate
This phrase indicates the boldness and courage of Joseph of Arimathea. In the context of Roman governance, approaching Pilate, the Roman governor, was a significant act. Pilate was the authority who had sanctioned Jesus' crucifixion, and Joseph's approach signifies a willingness to associate himself with Jesus, even in His death. Historically, this act would have required a certain level of social standing and courage, as it involved interacting with the Roman political system. Joseph's actions demonstrate his devotion and respect for Jesus, despite the potential personal risk.

and asked for the body of Jesus
The Greek word for "asked" (αἰτέω, aiteō) implies a request or petition, often with a sense of urgency or necessity. Joseph's request for Jesus' body is significant because it shows his desire to ensure that Jesus received a proper burial, in accordance with Jewish customs. This act of asking Pilate for the body also highlights Joseph's role as a disciple who, though previously secretive, now steps forward publicly. In Jewish tradition, the burial of the dead is a significant act of kindness and respect, and Joseph's actions align with these values, emphasizing his commitment to honoring Jesus even after His death.

Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him
Pilate's decision to release Jesus' body to Joseph is noteworthy. Roman practice often left crucified bodies unburied as a warning to others, but Pilate's compliance suggests a level of respect or at least neutrality towards Joseph. This could also reflect Pilate's own ambivalence about Jesus' execution, as seen earlier in the Gospel accounts. The phrase "ordered that it be given" indicates Pilate's authority and the legal permission granted to Joseph, allowing him to proceed with the burial. This act fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 53:9, which speaks of the Messiah being with a rich man in His death, as Joseph was a wealthy man.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(58) He went to Pilate.--Assuming the death of our Lord to have been soon after the ninth hour (3 P.M.), Joseph would seem to have hastened at once to the Praetorium, and asked Pilate's permission to inter the body. St. Mark records Pilate's wonder that death should have come so soon (Mark 15:44). In his compliance with the petition we trace, as before, a lingering reverence and admiration. As far as he can, he will help the friends and not the foes of the righteous Sufferer.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 58. - He went to Pilate. St. Mark says, "came and went in boldly unto Pilate." He had hitherto been a disciple of Christ, "secretly for fear of the Jews" (John 19:38); now that Christ was dead, and his death accompanied with such manifest wonders, according absolutely with ancient prophecy, and fulfilling Christ's own predictions, he hesitated no longer, he openly professed his partisanship, and threw in his lot with the Crucified. If from expediency or pusillanimity he had refrained from taking a prominent position as a favourer of this wonderful Teacher, he had lately learned a new lesson, and hailed the opportunity of publicly honouring him deceased whom in his heart he had loved and reverenced while alive. So he went to the Praetorium to see the procurator, whose sanction was required for removing the body of a criminal from the cross. It was probably after the deputation of the Jews to Pilate, mentioned by St. John (John 19:31), that Joseph had his interview. Begged the body of Jesus. It was not unusual for friends to obtain leave to pay the last rites and to give decent sepulture in such cases; otherwise the corpses were thrown carelessly into nameless graves, if they were not left to rot on the cross. The indignities which Christ had suffered during life now began to be reversed. Commanded the body to be delivered. Pilate first, we are told, sent for the officer in charge of the execution, and finding from him that Jesus was really dead, granted Joseph's request. Perhaps he desired at the same time to flout the chief priests, and likewise to make some slight reparation to the innocent Victim of his policy.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

He
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

went
προσελθὼν (proselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to Pilate
Πιλάτῳ (Pilatō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4091: Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.

to ask for
ᾐτήσατο (ētēsato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body
σῶμα (sōma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

of Jesus,
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

and
τότε (tote)
Adverb
Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

Pilate
Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4091: Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.

ordered that
ἐκέλευσεν (ekeleusen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2753: To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; 'hail'; to incite by word, i.e. Order.

it be given to him.
ἀποδοθῆναι (apodothēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

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