40 Some women were standing at a distance from the
cross, watching; among them were Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of
James and Joseph. (James was her youngest son.) 41 These women had followed
Jesus in Galilee and helped him. Many other women were also there who had come
with Jesus to Jerusalem.
Jesus has just died on the
cross. His disciplines have abandoned Him; only this handful of women remain.
They will remain vigilant and return on Sunday morning to further attend to the
body of their Lord.
42 This was Preparation Day. (That means the day
before the Sabbath day.) That evening, 43 Joseph from Arimathea was brave
enough to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus’ body. Joseph, an important member of
the Jewish council, was one of the people who was waiting for the kingdom of
God to come. 44 Pilate was amazed that Jesus would have already died, so he
called the army officer who had guarded Jesus and asked him if Jesus had
already died. 45 The officer told Pilate that he was dead, so Pilate told
Joseph he could have the body. 46 Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body
down from the cross, and wrapped it in the linen. He put the body in a tomb
that was cut out of a wall of rock. Then he rolled a very large stone to block
the entrance of the tomb. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph
saw the place where Jesus was laid.
Mark 15, New Century Version
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