Mark 15:42-47
Pilate lets Joseph take Jesus' dead body to bury it
42 It was Friday and the Jews were preparing for their day of rest the next day. 43 That evening, a man called Joseph went to see Pilate. Joseph was from a town called Arimathea. He was a good man and he belonged to the group of important Jewish leaders. He was waiting for the time when the kingdom of God would come. Joseph bravely asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus to bury it. 44 Pilate was surprised that Jesus had already died. He asked the captain of the soldiers to come to him. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The captain told Pilate that Jesus was already dead. So then Pilate let Joseph go and take Jesus' dead body. 46 Joseph bought a piece of linen cloth. He took Jesus' body down from the cross and he put the cloth around it. Then he put the body into a grave hole in a rock. After this, Joseph rolled a big stone across the front of the hole to shut it.
15:46At that time, people buried dead bodies in a hole in a rock, like a small cave. They closed the front of the hole with a big stone.
47 Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.
