Luke 23:52

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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  • John 19:38-42 : 38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away. 39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds. 40 Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs. 41 Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried. 42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.

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  • Matt 27:57-60
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    57Jesus’ Burial Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

    58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

    59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

  • Mark 15:42-47
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    42Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),

    43Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

    44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

    45When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

    46After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.

    47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.

  • John 19:38-42
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    38Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.

    39Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

    40Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.

    41Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.

    42And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.

  • Luke 23:53-56
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    53Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet been buried.

    54It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

    55The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.

    56Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

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    50Jesus’ Burial Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

    51(He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

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    12Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

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    29When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

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    28Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

    29When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

    30But God raised him from the dead,

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    63and said,“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said,‘After three days I will rise again.’

    64So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

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    24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

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    52And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

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