John 19:38-42
38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. 39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.
Jesus was buried by fearful disciples and who still risked excommunication and shunning to properly prepare Jesus for a religiously proper burial. They then laid Him in a tomb close by to get ready more quickly for the Sabbath, not wanting to miss the religious day nor upset religious leaders, doing all things orderly and to fulfill the requirements of the law. They risked much to be identified with Christ, as should we.
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