⁴⁴It was now about noon. The whole land was covered with darkness until three o’clock. ⁴⁵The sun had stopped shining. The temple curtain was torn in two. ⁴⁶Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my very life.” After he said this, he took his last breath.

⁴⁷The Roman commander saw what had happened. He praised God and said, “Jesus was surely a man who did what was right.”

⁴⁸The people had gathered to watch that sight. When they saw what happened, they beat their chests and went away. ⁴⁹But all those who knew Jesus stood not very far away, watching those things. They included the women who had followed him from Galilee.

Jesus Is Buried

⁵⁰A man named Joseph was a member of the Jewish Council. He was a good and honest man. ⁵¹He had not agreed with what the leaders had decided and done. He was from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was waiting for God’s kingdom.

⁵²Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. ⁵³He took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth. Then he put it in a tomb cut in the rock. No one had ever been buried there. ⁵⁴It was Preparation Day. The Sabbath was about to begin.

⁵⁵The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the tomb and how Jesus’ body was placed in it. ⁵⁶Then they went home. There they prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath day in order to obey the Law.

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