Luke 23:49-55

49The friends of Jesus were there. The women that had come with him from Galilee were also there. They were all standing a long way away. They also saw what happened to him.

50A man called Joseph was also there. He was one of a special group of important Jewish leaders. He was a good man that wanted to do right things.

51He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom.

52So Joseph went to see Pilate. He asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate agreed to this.

53Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it.

54This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin.

55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the place where the hole in the rock was. They also saw Joseph put Jesus' body into the empty hole.