Bible verse
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Matthew 27:58 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 27.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
KJV
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
ASV
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
ERV
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
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