lSee Luke 8:2, 3
Matthew 27:51-66
51And behold, athe curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And bthe earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of cthe saints dwho had fallen asleep were raised, 53and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ethe holy city and appeared to many. 54 fWhen the centurion and those who were with him, gkeeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, h“Truly this was the Son ▼▼Or a son
of God!” 55There were also jmany women there, looking on kfrom a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, lministering to him, 56among whom were mMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and nthe mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus Is Buried
57 oWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60and plaid it in his own new tomb, qwhich he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ra great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61Mary Magdalene and sthe other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.The Guard at the Tomb
62The next day, that is, after the day of tPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63and said, “Sir, we remember how uthat impostor said, while he was still alive, v‘After three days I will rise.’ 64Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, wlest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65Pilate said to them, “You have xa guard ▼▼Or Take a guard
of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66So they went and made the tomb secure by zsealing the stone and setting a guard.
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