Joseph of Arimathea gets Jesus' corpse

374	JOSEPH of ARIMATHEA gets JESUS' CORPSE
Matt 27		Mark 15		Luke 23
57	When it was evening,	42	And when evening had come,
			since it was the day of Preparation,
			that is, the day before the sabbath,
	there came a rich man			50	Now there was a man
		43	Joseph*		named Joseph*
	from		of		from the Jewish town of
	Arimathe'a,		Arimathe'a,		Arimathe'a.
	named Joseph,*		a respected member		He was a member
			of the council,		of the council,
					a good and righteous man,
				51	who had not consented
					to their purpose and deed,
	who also was		who was also himself looking for		and he was looking for
	a disciple of Jesus.		the kingdom of God,		the kingdom of God.
			took courage
58	He went to Pilate		and went to Pilate,	52	This man went to Pilate
	and asked for		and asked for		and asked for
	the body of Jesus.		the body of Jesus.		the body of Jesus.
	Then Pilate	44	And Pilate wondered
			if he were already dead;
			and summoning the centurion,
			he asked him
			whether he was already dead.
		45	And when he learned
			from the centurion
			that he was dead,
	ordered it to be given		he granted the body
	to him.		to Joseph.

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
374	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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