Matthew 27:57-66
Jesus Is Buried
57 aWhen 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 blaid it in his own new tomb, cwhich he had cut in the rock. And he rolled da great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61Mary Magdalene and ethe other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.The Guard at the Tomb
62The next day, that is, after the day of fPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63and said, “Sir, we remember how gthat impostor said, while he was still alive, h‘After three days I will rise.’ 64Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ilest 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 ja guard ▼▼Or Take a guard
of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66So they went and made the tomb secure by lsealing the stone and setting a guard.
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