49. All those who knew Jesus personally, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance to watch.
50-51. There was a man named Joseph from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was a good and honourable man, who was waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Although he was a member of the Council, he had not agreed with their decision and action.
52. He went into the presence of Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53. Then he took the body down, wrapped it in a linen sheet, and placed it in a tomb which had been dug out of solid rock and which had never been used.