He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 23:53 in context
Luke 23:50–56
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Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
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(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
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This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
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He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
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The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
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They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
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