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47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous man."
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47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous man."
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48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.
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48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.
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49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,
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50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,
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51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.
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51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.
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52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body.
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52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body.
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53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.
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53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.
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54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
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54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
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55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
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55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
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