Mark 15:42

When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Matthew 27:57-62

When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

Luke 23:50-56

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,

Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

John 19:38-42

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away.