He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. Begged the body - That he might bury it honorably otherwise, by the Jewish customs, he would have either been burned, or buried in the common place appointed for executed criminals.
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Matthew 27:58
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.