51. He had not agreed with what the leaders had decided and done. He was from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was waiting for God's kingdom.
52. Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
53. He took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth. Then he put it in a tomb cut in the rock. No one had ever been buried there.
54. It was Preparation Day. The Sabbath was about to begin.
55. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the tomb and how Jesus' body was placed in it.