Mark 15:42-45 It was now late in the afternoon and, since it was Preparation Day, that is the day before the Sabbath,

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴² It was now late in the afternoon and, since it was Preparation Day, that is the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councilor of high standing, who himself was looking for the kingdom of God, took courage to go in to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate wondered whether he was already dead, but he called in the Centurion and asked him whether Jesus had been long dead. ⁴⁵ Upon learning this from the Centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.