Mark 15:43-47 (Matins 10th Gospel)
- 43
- Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
- 44
- Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
- 45
- So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- 46
- Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
- 47
- And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.