50. Again Jesus cried out in a loud voice. Then he died.
51. Then the curtain in the Temple split into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way down to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks broke apart.
52. The graves opened, and many of God’s people who had died were raised from death.
53. They came out of the graves 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 else that happened. They were very frightened and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
55. Many women were standing at a distance from the cross, watching. These were women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him.
56. Mary Magdalene, and 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. Joseph went to Pilate and asked to have Jesus’ body. Pilate gave orders for the soldiers to give it to Joseph.
59. Then Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.