Mark 15:42-47
42 When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,(A)
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43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent and respected member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God—and he courageously dared to go in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate (a)wondered if He was dead by this time [only six hours after being crucified], and he summoned the centurion and asked him whether He was already dead.
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45 And when he learned from the centurion [that Jesus was in fact dead], he gave the body to Joseph [by granting him permission to remove it].
46 So Joseph purchased a [fine] linen cloth [for (b)wrapping the body], and after taking Jesus down [from the cross], he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a [large, wheel-shaped] stone against the entrance of the tomb.(B)
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Footnotes:
a.
Mark 15:44: Death by crucifixion was usually a slow process, sometimes lasting two or three days.
b.
Mark 15:46: It was Jewish custom to wash the body of a deceased person, then wrap it tightly in linen, placing spices or pouring aromatic perfumes between the successive layers of cloth to mitigate the stench of decay (see John 19:39, 40).