Matthew 27:51–66

⁵¹And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent.

⁵²And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,

⁵³And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵⁴Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

⁵⁶Among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.

⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

⁵⁹And Joseph taking the body wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth:

⁶⁰And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way.

⁶¹And there was there Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁶²And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

⁶³Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again.

⁶⁴Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away and say to the people: He is risen from the dead. And the last error shall be worse than the first.

⁶⁵Pilate saith to them: You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know.

⁶⁶And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.