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Matthew 27:59-61
New English Translation
Matthew 27:59-61
New English Translation
59 Joseph[a] took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,[b] 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock.[c] Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance[d] of the tomb and went away. 61 (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)
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- Matthew 27:59 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:59 tn The term σινδών (sindōn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.
- Matthew 27:60 tn That is, cut or carved into an outcropping of natural rock, resulting in a cave-like structure (see L&N 19.25).
- Matthew 27:60 tn Or “to the door,” “against the door.”
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