King James Version

John 19:38

And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Him” (αὐτοῦ.) after body here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Pilate here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Jesus” (τοῦ) after body here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Μετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.afterδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἠρώτησενērōtēsenbesoughtἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “besought”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.besoughtτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτονpilatonPilateΠιλᾶτος (pilatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the object formG4091Pilate.PilateἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the subject formG2501Joseph, a proper name.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἉριμαθαίαςharimathaiasArimatheaἉριμαθαία (harimathaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Arimathea”, the of-formG707Arimathea, a place in Palestine.ὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μαθητὴςmathētēsdiscipleμαθητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusκεκρυμμένοςkekrummenosto hideκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to hide”, a completed action with a present resultG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.This verse uses “hide”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φόβονphobonfearφόβος (phobos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fear”, the object formG5401(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.This verse uses “fear”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίωνioudaiōnJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἄρῃarētookαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “took”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.tookτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsento permitἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to permit”, a single actionG2010I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.This verse uses “permit”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.ἦλθενēlthento comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἦρενērento take upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And after these things did Joseph of Arimathea — being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews — ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

Darby Translation

And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through fear of the Jews, demanded of Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus: and Pilate allowed it. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

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