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Bible Verses About Pontius Pilate: Allows Joseph of Arimathaea to take Jesus' body

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Verses on Allows Joseph of Arimathaea to take Jesus' body

  1. And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

  2. this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

  3. there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

  4. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

  5. And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.

  6. this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

  7. And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.