Mark 15:42-45 Jesus Is Buried 42  And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43  Joseph of Arimathea, 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. 44  Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. [ a ] And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. 45  And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. Footnotes Mark 15:44 Or Pilate wondered whether he had already died Psalm 84 My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. [ a ] A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 84  How lovely is your dwelling place,      O Lord of hosts! 2  My soul longs, yes, faints      for the courts of the Lord ; my heart a...