Matius 14:12

14:12 Then John’s ¹  disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

Matius 27:57-60

Jesus’ Burial

27:57 Now ²  when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. ³  27:58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴  Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 27:59 Joseph ⁵  took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶  27:60 and placed it ⁷  in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. ⁸  Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance ⁹  of the tomb and went away.

[14:12]  ¹ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[27:57]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[27:57]  ³ sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.

[27:58]  ⁴ sn Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Mark 15:43, Luke 23:51). He did this because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial.

[27:59]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:59]  ⁶ tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.

[27:60]  ⁷ tc ‡ αὐτό (auto, “it”) is found after ἔθηκεν (eqhken, “placed”) in the majority of witnesses, including many important ones, though it seems to be motivated by a need for clarification and cannot therefore easily explain the rise of the shorter reading (which is read by א L Θ Ë¹³ 33 892 pc). Regardless of which reading is original (though with a slight preference for the shorter reading), English style requires the pronoun. NA²⁷ includes αὐτό here, no doubt due to the overwhelming external attestation.

[27:60]  ⁸ tn That is, cut or carved into an outcropping of natural rock, resulting in a cave-like structure (see L&N 19.25).

[27:60]  ⁹ tn Or “to the door,” “against the door.”