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Mark 15:43 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. "
Mark 15:43
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(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
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Mark 15:1
"And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate."
Mark 15:2
"And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest"
Mark 15:3
"And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing."
Mark 15:4
"And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee."
Mark 15:5
"But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled."
Mark 15:6
"Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired."
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