Matthew 27:60

Modern

…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Traditional

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Literal

…and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away.

Latin

…et posuit illud in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Et advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, et abiit.

Greek

English

…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Burial customs were important in Judaism, unlike the Greeks and Romans who cremated their dead. Jews considered leaving a body unburied to be a severe punishment (Deuteronomy 21:22–23; 2 Kings 9:37; Psalm 79:3; Jeremiah 16:4, 6; Ezekiel 29:5; Revelation 11:9).
People mourned and lamented death (Mark 5:38–39). They washed the body (Acts 9:37). They anointed the body (Matt 26:6–13; John 12:3, 7; 19:39). And they wrapped the body in burial cloths (Matthew 27:59; see Genesis 50:2–3). Then they placed the body in a tomb (Matthew 23:27). This tomb was either tunneled into rock or carved into a cave wall. A large stone often sealed the tomb to prevent ceremonial uncleanness or stealing.
clean linen … new tomb: These terms symbolize ceremonial purity. Joseph of Arimathea bought the tomb for his family, but had not used it.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Matthew 28:2
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
Matthew 27:66
So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Luke 24:2
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Mark 16:3–4
They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
John 20:1
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.