John 19:38 - Easy To Read Version

³⁸ Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus. But he did not tell people, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders.) Pilate said that Joseph could take the body of Jesus. So Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁸ And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁸ And after this, Joseph of Arimathea–a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews–asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate granted him permission. So he came and took away His body.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁸ After this Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because he feared the Jewish authorities. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took the body away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁸ Then, after these things, Joseph from Arimathea, (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews) petitioned Pilate so that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Therefore, he went and took away the body of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁸ 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.

John 19:38 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 29:25

Fear is like a trap. But if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

John 12:42

But many people believed in Jesus. Even many of the Jewish leaders believed in Jesus. But they were afraid of the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [205]} So they did not say openly that they believed. They were afraid that they would be put out of the synagogue. {\cf2\super [206]}

John 7:13

But none of the people were brave enough to talk about Jesus openly. The people were afraid of the Jewish leaders.

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The Jewish leaders had already decided that they would punish any person that said Jesus was the Christ. {\cf2\super [158]} They would put those people out of the synagogue. {\cf2\super [159]}

Acts 13:29

These Jews did all the bad things that the Scriptures {\cf2\super [270]} said would happen to Jesus. Then they took Jesus down from the cross and put him in a grave.

Philippians 1:14

I am still in prison, but most of the believers feel better about it now. And so they are much braver about telling people the message {\cf2\super [7]} \{about Christ\}.