Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confesse
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that