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36 These things happened to make the Scripture come true: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”[a] 37 And another Scripture says, “They will look at the one they stabbed.”[b]

Jesus Is Buried

38 Later, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of some of the leaders.) Pilate gave his permission, so Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:36 “Not one . . . broken.” Quotation from Psalm 34:20. The idea is from Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12.
  2. 19:37 “They . . . stabbed.” Quotation from Zechariah 12:10.

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