Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul speaks to a synagogue congregation in Antioch, narrating the historical sequence of Jesus’ condemnation and burial. This statement occurs mid-sermon as he transitions from the execution account to the declaration of the resurrection.
The words — ἐτέλεσαν (etelesan) translates literally as "they had finished," and γεγραμμένα (gegrammena) means "written things." The syntax places the fulfillment of prior records as the direct cause for the subsequent handling of the body.
The thread — The burial action parallels Luke 23:53, where the body is placed in a rock-hewn tomb, and corresponds to John 19:30, where the completion of the scriptural work precedes the surrender of His spirit.
Why it lands — The text records that the executioners’ actions directly satisfied written prophecy before the body was interred. It requires the reader to accept that the crucifixion was a deliberate fulfillment of Scripture, establishing the necessary historical ground for the resurrection proclamation that follows.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Cross-references
- Luke 23:53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
- John 19:28 After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- John 19:30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- Matthew 27:57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- Mark 15:45 When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- John 19:36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
- Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- 1 Corinthians 15:4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Luke 18:31 Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.