^40 (A)There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of ^[a]James ^(B)the ^[b]Less and Joses, and ^(C)Salome. ⁴¹ When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and ^[c](D)minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (E)When evening had already come, because it was ^(F)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea came, a ^(G)prominent member of the Council, who himself was ^(H)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he ^(I)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. ⁴⁵ And ascertaining this from ^(J)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ^47 (K)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

^49 (A)And all His acquaintances and ^(B)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

²⁵ Therefore the soldiers did these things.

^(A)But standing by the cross of Jesus were ^(B)His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(C)Mary Magdalene.