Joseph

• Crucifixion and Burial

Joseph

• Ἰωσήφ·Joseph

Includes 4 verses that refer to Joseph without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Matthew 27:57
   When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
2. Matthew 27:59
   So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
3. Matthew 27:60Referred to, not named
   …and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
4. 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.
5. Mark 15:45
   When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
6. Mark 15:46Referred to, not named
   So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
7. Luke 23:50
   Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
8. John 19:38
   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.
9. John 19:40Referred to, not named
   So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
10. John 19:42Referred to, not named
    And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.