56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself. 58 This man approached Pilate and[a] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it[b] to be given to him.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:58 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 27:58 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 27:58 *The words “to him” are not in the Greek text but are implied