Matthew 27:58
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:58 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:58 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:58 — KJV
“He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.”
— Matthew 27:58 (KJV)
Matthew 27:58 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 27:58
“This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:58: went, pilate, begged
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:58: went, pilate, body
“Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall...: or, Pilate's house”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:58: went, pilate, jesus
“Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:58: went, then, commanded
“And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:58: went, then, commanded
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