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42 When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation [for the Passover Festival], being the day before the [special] Sabbath Day,
43 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.
44 Pilate was amazed that Jesus had already died, and calling the military officer to him, asked how long He had been dead.
45 And when he found out from the military officer, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 [Joseph then] brought a linen cloth, and after taking Jesus down from the cross, wrapped the linen cloth around His body and placed it in a grave site that had been cut out of [a ledge of] rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the cave.
47 [Now] Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joseph [See verse 40] saw where the body was laid.