Matthew 27:52-66

52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the 1saints who had 2fallen asleep were raised; 53and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered 3the holy city and appeared to many. 544Now the centurion, and those who were with him 5keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw 6the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was 78the Son of God!”

559Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while 1011ministering to Him. 56Among them was 12Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and 13the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

5714When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58This man 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 cloth, 60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled 15a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61And 16Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

62Now on the next day, 17the day after 18the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘19After three days I am to rise again.’ 64Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” 65Pilate said to them, “You have a 20guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” 66And they went and made the grave secure, and along with 21the guard they set a 22seal on 23the stone.