When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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- WEB When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
- KJV And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
- ESV And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
- NKJV Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
- NASB When they had carried out everything that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
- NLT “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
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Having fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. Even his death and burial fulfilled Scripture.
Overview
Paul affirms that every detail of Jesus' suffering, death, and burial accorded with prophecy. The reference to the tree echoes Old Testament language and underscores the curse he bore (cf. Gal 3:13). His burial confirms the reality of his death, setting the stage for the resurrection Paul proclaims next.
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- Luke 23:53Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
- John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- John 19:36–42Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
- 1 Cor 15:4that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- Matt 27:57–60When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Mark 15:45–46When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
- Luke 18:31–33Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Acts 13:27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
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