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but he had not agreed with what they had done. He was from the Jewish city of Arimathea, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.
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He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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After he took it down from the cross, he wrapped it in linen. Then he laid the body in a tomb cut in rock, a tomb in which no one had ever been buried.
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It was Friday, and the day of worship was just beginning.
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The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed closely behind Joseph. They observed the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
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Then they went back to the city and prepared spices and perfumes. But on the day of worship they rested according to the commandment.