When they had carried out everything that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB When they had carried out all that was written about 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.
- 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 23:53He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
- John 19:28After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”
- John 19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
- John 19:36–42For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
- 1 Cor 15:4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Luke 24:44He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
- Matt 27:57–60When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.
- Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.
- Mark 15:45–46When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- Acts 4:28to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.
- Luke 18:31–33He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
- Acts 2:23him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
- Acts 13:27For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
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