This document is about Joseph (of Arimathea). For other homonyms, please refer to the Joseph document.
Joseph from Arimathea was a member of the Sanhedrin council. Being wealthy and influential, he could not openly reveal himself as a disciple of Jesus. However, after Jesus died on the cross, he took Jesus' body and buried it in a tomb.
Matthew 27:57As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.Matthew 27:58Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate ordered that it be given to him.Matthew 27:59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth
Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.Mark 15:45When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.Mark 15:46So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Luke 23:50Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,
John 19:38Later, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders—asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took the body away.