The Meaning of Matthew 27:59 Explained

Matthew 27:59

KJV: And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

YLT: And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

Darby: And Joseph having got the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

ASV: And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 27:59?

MEANING: What does Matthew 27:59 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 27:59 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 27:59?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  when Joseph  had taken  the body,  he wrapped  it  in a clean  linen cloth, 

What does Matthew 27:59 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 27:57-66 - The Closed And Guarded Tomb
Fear not to entrust yourself to God in death. If you yield up your spirit and commend it to the Father's hands, He will provide for it and for your body also. He has His Josephs everywhere. He will provide loving hands for the body, which was the shrine and casket of the precious jewel that He bought at so great a cost. Precious in His sight is the death of His saints, Psalms 116:15.
The kings and princes of this world set themselves to guard the sepulcher of the Son of God by sealing-wax and sentries. They might as well have endeavored to restrain the bursting life of spring. Said the King of Terrors to Captain Corruption, "Take care to keep this Man's body fast." But what did this avail, when it had been ordained that he should not stay in Hades, nor even see corruption? Whatever your foes may do against you will not avail, if only you wait patiently for God. See Psalms 40:1-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 27

1  Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate
3  Judas hangs himself
19  Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20  and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas
27  Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33  crucified;
39  reviled;
50  dies, and is buried;
62  his tomb is sealed and watched

What do the individual words in Matthew 27:59 mean?

And having taken the body - Joseph wrapped it in a linen cloth clean
καὶ λαβὼν τὸ σῶμα ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ἐνετύλιξεν αὐτὸ ἐν σινδόνι καθαρᾷ

λαβὼν  having  taken 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λαμβάνω  
Sense: to take.
σῶμα  body 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: σῶμα  
Sense: the body both of men or animals.
ὁ  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰωσὴφ  Joseph 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰωσήφ 
Sense: the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob.
ἐνετύλιξεν  wrapped 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐντυλίσσω  
Sense: to roll up, wrap together.
σινδόνι  a  linen  cloth 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: σινδών  
Sense: linen cloth, esp.
καθαρᾷ  clean 
Parse: Adjective, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: καθαρός  
Sense: clean, pure.

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