- Joseph of Arimathea asks Pilate for the body — a secret disciple, member of the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:57-58)
- Deposition from the Cross — the body is taken down (Mark 15:46)
- Nicodemus brings myrrh and aloes, about 75 pounds (John 19:39)
- Burial — the body is wrapped in a clean linen shroud, placed in Joseph's own new rock-hewn tomb. A great stone is rolled over the entrance (Matthew 27:59-60)
- The women watch — Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses see where he is laid (Mark 15:47)