In the evening, Joseph of Arimathea, a rich disciple, asks Pilate for Jesus’ body, wraps it in linen, and lays it in his own new tomb, rolling a large stone across the entrance; Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sit watching. The next day, the chief priests and Pharisees persuade Pilate to secure the tomb with guards and a seal, lest the disciples steal the body and claim Jesus has risen.