Luke 23
48When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw
what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. 49But all
those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood
at a distance, watching these things.
Jesus' Burial
50Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good
and upright man, 51who had not consented to their decision and
action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the
kingdom of God. 52Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body. 53Then
he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the
rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. 54It was Preparation
Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and
saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56Then they went home
and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to
the commandment.