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New Living Translation (NLT)

Mark 15
³⁷ Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
³⁸ And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
³⁹ When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
⁴⁰ Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.
⁴¹ They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.
⁴² This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached,
⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)
⁴⁴ Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.
⁴⁵ The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
⁴⁶ Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.
⁴⁷ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.