Matthew 27:57-61 - Jesus Is Buried

⁵⁷ In the evening a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself was Jesus's disciple, ⁵⁸ went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus; which Pilate ordered to be delivered to him. ⁵⁹ Joseph then having taken the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶⁰ and laid it in a monument which he had lately caused to be hewn out in the rock: and having rolled a large stone to the door of the sepulchre, he went away. ⁶¹ in the mean time Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary were sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁴² Now, as soon as the evening was come; because it was then the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, ⁴³ one Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable senator, who was himself in expectation of the kingdom of God, ventur'd to come and wait upon Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate surpriz'd that he should be dead so soon, sent for the Centurion, and ask'd him, if he had been dead any time. ⁴⁵ and being satisfied of it, he granted the body to Joseph; ⁴⁶ who taking down the body, wrapped it in a fine linnen cloth, which he had bought, and laid it in a sepulchre, which was hewn out of a rock, and roll'd a stone for a door to the sepulchre: and Mary Magdalene, ⁴⁷ and Mary the mother of Joses, took notice where he was laid.

⁵⁰ There was likewise present a counsellor, named Joseph, a man of probity and justice, one who had never abetted the contrivances and proceedings of the Jews. ⁵¹ he was of Arimathea, a city of Judea, and one of those, who were in expectation of the Messiah's reign. ⁵² this very man went to Pilate, and begg'd the body of Jesus. ⁵³ and he took it down, and wrapp'd it in linnen, and laid it in a sepulchre, hewn out of a rock, wherein nobody had ever yet been deposited. ⁵⁴ now that day was the preparation, and the sabbath then drew on. ⁵⁵ the women therefore, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, followed Joseph, to the sepulchre, to see how the body was disposed of. ⁵⁶ then they went home, and provided spices and perfumes: after which they rested the sabbath-day, as the law appointed.

³⁸ after this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a conceal'd one, pray'd Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave: so he went and took the body of Jesus. ³⁹ Nicodemus, who formerly went to Jesus by night, came likewise and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. ⁴⁰ they took therefore the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, according to the manner of burial among the Jews. ⁴¹ now near the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which no body had ever yet been laid. ⁴² as this sepulchre was nigh at hand, they laid Jesus therein, because the time of the preparation of the Jews was expiring.