AD 33 · Life of Christ

The burial in Joseph's tomb

Joseph of Arimathea laid the body in his own new tomb cut in the rock, and a guard sealed the stone (Matthew 27:59-66), with the rich in his death as Isaiah had written (Isaiah 53:9).

📖 Matthew 27:57–59

57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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Sources: Scripture — Matthew 27:57-66 · Isaiah 53:9
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