Bible Strands
Matthew 27:57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Matthew places this event at dusk following the crucifixion, introducing Joseph of Arimathea to the reader as a wealthy local figure who steps forward after the disciples have fled.
The words — The text highlights πλοῦσιος (plousios), literally "rich," to define Joseph’s status, and ἦλθεν (ēlthen), meaning "came," to mark his deliberate arrival at the site.
The thread — This same figure appears in parallel burial accounts at Mark 15:42, Luke 23:50, and John 19:38, each confirming his public request for Jesus’ body.
Why it lands — The passage demands the reader recognize that a wealthy, named disciple openly claimed a crucified man’s body, directly preceding his actions at Pilate.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Greek words
King James Version
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
Cross-references
- 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.
- Mark 15:42 Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
- Luke 23:50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- 1 Samuel 7:17 Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.