Matthew 27 · Verse 57

Matthew 27:57

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

Matthew 27:57, King James Version

Matthew 27:57 in other translations

BSB	When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
WEB	When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came.
ASV	And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
YLT	And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,
DARBY	Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus.
BBE	And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:
Webster	When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.

What does Matthew 27:57 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 57. When the even was come. That is, some time after three o'clock in the afternoon. Before this, the Jews had besought Pilate that the legs of those who were crucified might be broken, and the bodies be taken down, that they might not remain on the cross during the sabbath. The soldiers coming to Jesus, for that purpose, found that he was already dead, contrary to their expectation. A soldier, however, thrust a spear into his side, and there was furnished the fullest proof that he had expired. Jn 19:31 through verse 37.

A rich man of Arimathaea. It is uncertain where Arimathaea was. There were several cities of that name in Judea. It is commonly supposed to be the same as Rama. Mt 2:18. Luke says that this was a" city of the Jews ;" and it is probable, therefore, that it was in the tribe of Benjamin, and but a short distance from Jerusalem. This man sustained a high character. He was an "honourable counsellor," Mr 15:43; he "waited for the kingdom of God;" he was "a good man, and a just;" he had nobly set himself against the wicked purposes of the sanhedrim, Lk 23:51; he was a disciple of Jesus, though he was not openly his follower, because he feared the Jews, Jn 19:38.

(w) "When the even" Mk 15:42, Lk 23:50, Jn 19:38

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 57 When the even - This must have been about three o'clock, or a little after; for our Lord having expired about three o'clock, Mat 27:46, and the Jewish passover beginning about four, it was necessary that Joseph, who would not fail to eat the passover at the usual time, should have obtained and buried the body of Christ some time before four o'clock. But such was the general consternation, occasioned by the prodigies that took place on this most awful occasion, that we may safely conjecture that nothing was done in order, and perhaps the passover itself was not eaten at the usual hour, if at all, that day. See at the end of the preceding chapter. A rich man - He was a counsellor of the great Sanhedrin, Luk 23:50; and, from the accounts given of him by the evangelists we learn that he was a man of the greatest respectability. He now acted a more honorable part than all the disciples of our Lord. He was of Arimathea, or Rama, in the tribe of Benjamin, Mat 2:18, but lived ordinarily in Jerusalem, as being a member of the great council.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 27:57-61

In the burial of Christ was nothing of pomp or solemnity. As Christ had not a house of his own, wherein to lay his head, while he lived, so he had not a grave of his own, wherein to lay his body, when he was dead. Our Lord Jesus, who had no sin of his own, had no grave of his own. The Jews designed that he should have made his grave with the wicked, should have been buried with the thieves with whom he was crucified, but God overruled it, so that he should make it with the rich in his death, Is 53:9. And although to the eye of man the beholding a funeral may cause terror, yet if we remember how Christ by his burial has changed the nature of the grave to believers, it should make us rejoice. And we are ever to imitate Christ's burial in being continually occupied in the spiritual burial of our sins.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 27:57 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὈψίαςOpsiasWhen eveningG3798

δὲdenowG1161

γενομένηςgenomenēshaving arrivedG1096

ἦλθενēlthencameG2064

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444

πλούσιοςplousiosrichG4145

ἀπὸapofromG575

Ἁριμαθαίας,HarimathaiasArimathea,G707

τοὔνομαtounomanamedG5122

Ἰωσήφ,IōsēphJoseph,G2501

ὃςhoswhoG3739

καὶkaialsoG2532

αὐτὸςautoshimselfG846

ἐμαθητεύθηemathēteuthēwas discipledG3100

τῷtō<the>G3588

Ἰησοῦ.Iēsouto Jesus.G2424

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 27:57

John 19:38-42
And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. …
Mark 15:42-47
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, 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. …
Luke 23:50-56
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

there.
Mr 15:42,43; Lu 23:50,51; Joh 19:38-42
Arimathea.
1Sa 1:1; 7:17

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Context

Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Matthew 27:57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
Matthew 27:58
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

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Matthew 27:57 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y como fué la tarde del día, vino un hombre rico de Arimatea, llamado José, el cual también había sido discípulo de Jesús.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et, le soir étant venu, il arriva un homme riche d’Arimathée, dont le nom était Joseph, qui aussi lui-même était disciple de Jésus.
German Elberfelder 1871	Als es aber Abend geworden war, kam ein reicher Mann von Arimathia, namens Joseph, der auch selbst ein Jünger Jesu war.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Cum autem sero factum esset, venit quidam homo dives ab Arimathæa, nomine Joseph, qui et ipse discipulus erat Jesu: