⁵¹ And behold, ^(A)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(B)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(C)the saints ^(D)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(E)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (F)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(G)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(H)“Truly this was the Son^[a] of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also ^(I)many women there, looking on ^(J)from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^(K)ministering to him, ⁵⁶ among whom were ^(L)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^(M)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (N)When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰ and ^(O)laid it in his own new tomb, ^(P)which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^(Q)a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ Mary Magdalene and ^(R)the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶² The next day, that is, after the day of ^(S)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(T)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(U)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(V)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have ^(W)a guard^[b] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶ So they went and made the tomb secure by ^(X)sealing the stone and setting a guard.