38
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body.
39
Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds.
40
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews.
41
Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid.
42
And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
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