“And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.”
On hearing of this, John's disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb — John's disciples provide the burial — the same burial service that will be provided for Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea (Mark 15:46). The laying in a tomb is the final act of honor for the prophet whose death has just been narrated. The disciples of John come and take care of his body — the act of faithful followers in the aftermath of their teacher's death. The tomb that receives John's body anticipates the tomb that will receive Jesus, and the empty tomb that will follow.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!