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50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,
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There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character.
51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.
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He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea.
52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.
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Taking him down, he wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used.
54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.
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It was the day before Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin.
55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
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The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb where Jesus' body was placed.
56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
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Then they went back to prepare burial spices and perfumes. They rested quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded.
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