The Burial of Jesus
After these things,
Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of
the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave
him permission. He came therefore and took away his body. Nicodemus, who at first came to
Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. So they took Jesus' body, and
bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to
bury. Now in the place
where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in
which no man had ever yet been laid. Then because of the Jews'
Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
John 19:38-42
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