Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXVII. 51-56.CH. XV. 38-41.
51 And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom: and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;38 And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom.
52 And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept, arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now, when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.39 And when the centurion which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there (beholding afar off)[302] which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:40 There were also women looking on afar off, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the Mother of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome;
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.41 Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
Luke.
CH. XXIII. 45, 47-49.
45 And the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.
47 Now, when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts and returned.
49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

§ 157. The taking down from the cross. The burial. Jerusalem.

Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXVII. 57-61.CH. XV. 42-47.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:42 And now, when the even was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,)
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body[303] of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Luke.John.
CH. XXIII. 50-56.CH. XIX. 31-42.
31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water.
35 And he that saw it, bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.[304]
37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.[305]
50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor: and he was a good man, and a just:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore and took the body of Jesus.
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them:) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews; who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.39 And there came also Nicodemus (which at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pounds weight.
53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
41 Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.[306]42 There laid they Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath-day, according to the commandment.

§ 158. The watch at the sepulchre. (Seventh Day Of The Week, Or Sabbath.) Jerusalem.

Matthew.
CH. XXVII. 62-66.
62 Now, the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.[307]

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