King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 27:57
“When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
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And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
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Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
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When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
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He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
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And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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