Jesus Is Buried
42 For ver. 42-47, see Matt. 27:57-61;Luke 23:50-56;John 19:38-42And when evening had come, since it was See Matt. 27:62the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, Acts 13:50;17:12a respected member of the council, who Luke 2:25,38was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.15:44 Or Pilate wondered whether he had already died And summoning ver. 39the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. 45 And when he learned from [See ver. 44above]the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And Joseph15:46 Greek he bought See ch. 14:51a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and [Isa. 53:9] laid him in a tomb Isa. 22:16that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled ch. 16:4;[John 11:38]a stone against the entrance of the tomb.