52. The graves opened, and many of God’s people who had died were raised from death.
53. They came out of the graves. And after Jesus was raised from death, they went into the holy city, and many people saw them.
54. The army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything that happened. They were very afraid and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
55. Many women were standing away from the cross, watching. These were the women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him.
56. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John were there.
57. That evening a rich man named Joseph came to Jerusalem. He was a follower of Jesus from the town of Arimathea.
58. He went to Pilate and asked to have Jesus’ body. Pilate gave orders for the soldiers to give Jesus’ body to him.
59. Then Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a new linen cloth.