19 ³⁸ AFTER THAT, PILATE was approached by Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus, but a secret disciple for fear of the Jews, who asked to be allowed to remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave the permission; so Joseph came and took the body away. 19 ³⁹ He was joined by Nicodemus (the man who had first visited Jesus by night), who brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes, more than 100 litrai. 19 ⁴⁰ They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial-customs. 19 ⁴¹ Now at the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, not yet used for burial. 19 ⁴² There, because the tomb was near at hand and it was the eve of the Jewish Sabbath, they laid Jesus.