Matthew 27:58
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Matthew 27:58 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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World English Bible Public Domain
This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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King James Version Public Domain
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This one, having approached Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded to be given.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that the body be given to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
He went to Pilate, and asked ye body of Iesus. Then Pilate commanded ye body to be deliuered.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
He approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This one, having approached Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded to be given.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
*He*, going to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
This man went to Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be handed over to him.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. So Pilate commanded that the body be given to him.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
He went to Pilate and begged the body of Iesus. Then Pilate commaunded the body to be delivered.
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- Appears 25× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 8:18
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- οὗτος hoûtos G3778 “this” Demonstrative pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- προσελθὼν prosérchomai G4334 “to draw near” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- Πειλάτῳ Pilâtos G4091 “Pilate” Noun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- ᾐτήσατο aitéō G154 “to ask” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- σῶμα sōma G4983 “body” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἰησοῦ Iēsoûs G2424 “Jesus” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- τότε tóte G5119 “then” Adverb
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- Πειλᾶτος Pilâtos G4091 “Pilate” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐκέλευσεν keleúō G2753 “to command” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἀποδοθῆναι apodídōmi G591 “to sell” Verb, Aorist, Passive, Infinitive
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 14
- words
- 10
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
2Topical passages linked to Matthew 27:58 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Mark 15:44–46 Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
- Luke 23:52–53 this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Matthew, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 14 words (10 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is keleúō (“to command”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “to command” (keleúō) shape what this verse is saying?
- Matthew 8:18 shares the word «to command» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “Pilate” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 10 words in this verse.
- “Pilate” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 10 distinct Greek lemmas span 14 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Matthew 27:58 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.