Matthew 27:57–66

Jesus Is Buried

⁵⁷Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself. ⁵⁸This man approached Pilate and^* asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it^* to be given to him.^{* 59}And Joseph took the body and^* wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶⁰and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and^* went away. ⁶¹Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Tomb Is Sealed and Guarded

⁶²Now on the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate, ⁶³saying, “Sir, we remember that while^* that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and^* steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it^* as secure as you know how.” ⁶⁶So they went with the guard of soldiers and^* made the tomb secure by^* sealing the stone.