Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus. But he did not tell people, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders.) Pilate said that Joseph could take the body of Jesus. So Joseph came and took Jesus' body away.
Nicodemus went with Joseph. Nicodemus was the man who had come to Jesus before and talked to him at night. Nicodemus brought about 100 pounds F257 of spices. This was a mixture of myrrh and aloes. F258
In the place where Jesus was killed on the cross, there was a garden. In the garden there was a new tomb. F259 No person had ever been buried there before.