'Body of Jesus' in the Bible

went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. So, Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Joseph, from Arimathea, a highly respected member of the [Jewish] Council, who was expecting the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate [i.e., the Roman appointed governor] and asked [him] for the body of Jesus.

[So], Joseph went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.