Mark 15:46

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Cross-references

Mark 16:3 Parallel

Mark 16:3 recalls this stone — the women's worry about moving it highlights the obstacle Joseph created, setting up the miracle.

Mark 16:4 Parallel

Mark 16:4 emphasizes the stone's size — making the rolled-away stone a greater miracle, tying back to Joseph's placement.

Isaiah 53:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 53:9 prophesied the Messiah's grave with a rich man—fulfilled when Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man, buried Jesus in his tomb.

Matthew 27:59 describes Joseph wrapping Jesus' body in clean linen—parallel detail of the burial preparation.

Matthew 27:60 adds that the tomb was Joseph's own new tomb—parallel account of the laying in the tomb.

Matthew 28:2 shows an angel rolling away the very stone Joseph placed — divine power overcoming human effort.

Luke 23:53 Parallel

Luke 23:53 also has Joseph taking the body, wrapping it, and placing it in a tomb—parallel burial account.

John 19:38-42 expands with Nicodemus and spices, but core is Joseph laying Jesus in a tomb—parallel with more detail.

Luke 24:2 Parallel

Luke 24:2 also records the stone rolled away — confirming the empty tomb from another gospel account.

John 20:1 Parallel

John 20:1 reports Mary seeing the stone removed — the same stone Joseph sealed, now gone.

John 11:38 Parallel

John 11:38 describes Lazarus's rock tomb with a stone, mirroring Jesus' tomb — linking the two burials and resurrections.

Acts 13:29 Parallel

Acts 13:29 summarizes Jesus' burial in a tomb — referencing the same event Joseph carried out.