56. Among these were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57. Then, when evening had arrived, a certain wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph, arrived, who himself was also a disciple of Jesus.
58. This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be released.
59. And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it in a clean finely-woven linen cloth,
60. and he placed it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and he went away.
61. Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher.
62. Then the next day, which is after the Preparation day, the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate together,
63. saying: "Lord, we have remembered that that this seducer said, while he was still alive, 'After three days, I will rise again.'
64. Therefore, order the sepulcher to be guarded until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples may come and steal him, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' And this last error would be worse than the first."
65. Pilate said to them: "You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know how."
66. Then, going out, they secured the sepulcher with guards, sealing the stone.