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Jesus Is Buried In a Tomb On Friday Afternoon Before Sunset

50 And behold, there was a man, Joseph by name— being a council-member and a good and righteous man (51 this one had not consented to the plan[a] and their action)— from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting-for the kingdom of God. 52 This one, having gone to Pilate, asked-for the body of Jesus. 53 And having taken it down, he wrapped it in linen-cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut-in-the-rock where no one was yet lying. 54 And it was the day of Preparation[b], and the Sabbath was dawning[c].

On Sunday Morning, The Women Go To The Tomb And Discover That Jesus Is Risen

55 Now having closely-followed, the women who had come-with Him from Galilee saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 And having returned, they prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested in-accordance-with the commandment—

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:51 Or, resolution, plot.
  2. Luke 23:54 That is, Friday, the day of preparation for the Sabbath.
  3. Luke 23:54 That is, the sun was going down. The Sabbath day began at sundown.

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