Matthew Chapter 27 verse 59 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 27:59

And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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BBE Matthew 27:59

And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,
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DARBY Matthew 27:59

And Joseph having got the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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KJV Matthew 27:59

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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WBT Matthew 27:59


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WEB Matthew 27:59

Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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YLT Matthew 27:59

And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 59. - When Joseph had taken the body. In order to effect this, the cross would be taken up and deposited upon the ground, the nails would be drawn from hands and feet, the cord unbound (if cord there was), and the corpse laid reverently down. We must remember that this act of Joseph and his friends was not only a bold proceeding, but an act of great self-denial. Contact with a corpse caused ceremonial defilement of seven days' duration, and thus they would be debarred from taking their part in the great Paschal solemnity, with its solemn and joyful observances. But the love of Jesus and the unselfish desire to render him honour enabled them to rise superior to religious prejudices, and willingly to make the required sacrifice. Wrapped it in a clean linen cloth; literally, swathed it in clean linen. The body was enveloped in a sheet of fine linen, pure and clean, as was fitting. The linen was a fine Indian cloth or muslin, much used for such purposes in Egypt. The body would then be taken to its destination on an open bier. St. John adds the fact that Nicodemus took part in the entombment, bringing a large amount of myrrh and aloes for a temporary embalming, the near approach of the sabbath leaving no time for more elaborate offices. All had to be done with the utmost expedition consistent with propriety and reverence, to avoid encroachment on the rest of that high sabbath. Some of the preparations for burial would doubtless be made in the vestibule of the tomb, which was a small court, but spacious enough for the purpose. Here the limbs would be separately bound with folds of linen, between layers of spices, the head being wrapped in a napkin.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(59) A clean linen cloth.--The word for "linen cloth," Sindon, points, according to different derivations, to a Sidonian or an Indian fabric. It was probably of the nature of muslin rather than linen, and seems to have been specially used by the Egyptians for folding round their mummies, but sometimes also for the sheet in which a man slept (Herod. ii. 82, 95). In the New Testament it appears only in the account of our Lord's burial and in the strange narrative of Mark 14:51.