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the tomb. " (Mk. 15: 45-46). "Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud, and laid him in a rockhewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid. " (Lk. 23:53). ". . . So he came and took away his body. . Nicode'mus also,. . . came. They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths. . . as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. " (Jn. 19: 38-42). . In synoptics only Joseph of Arimathe'a is seen to take Jesus' body, winds it in winding sheets. then deposits the body in the grave. John puts. Nicdode'mus along with Joseph of Arimathe'a in this performance. (15) Who was Joseph of Arimathe'a ? "When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathe'a, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. " (Mt. 27: 57). "Joseph of Arimathe'a, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. " (Mk. 15: 43). "Now there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathe'a. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their purpose and deed, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. " (Lk. 23: 50-51). 65