King James Version

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “coming” (ἐλθὼν) before Joseph here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὸν) before Pilate here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “came” (ἦλθεν) before Joseph here.

ἐλθὼνelthōncameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the subject formG2501Joseph, a proper name.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.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.εὐσχήμωνeuschēmōnproperεὐσχήμωνadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “proper”, the subject formG2158(a) comely, seemly, decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), wealthy, influential.βουλευτήςbouleutēsmember of a councilβουλευτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “member of a council”, the subject formG1010a member of a city council, in NT of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.προσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosto wait forπροσδέχομαι (prosdechomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to wait for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4327(a) I await, expect, (b) I receive, welcome (originally: to my house), (c) I accept.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τολμήσαςtolmēsasbe boldτολμάω (tolmaō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “be bold”, a single actionG5111I dare, endure, am bold, have courage, make up the mind.εἰσῆλθενeisēlthento enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτονpilatonPilateΠιλᾶτος (pilatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the object formG4091Pilate.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ᾐτήσατοētēsatocravedαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “craved”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.cravedτὸtotheὁ (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 Jesus

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

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American Standard Version (1901)

there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

World English Bible

Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

Darby Translation

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

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