# This man, approaching Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus

"This man went to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus, to bury it."

# He took it down

"Joseph took Jesus' body from the cross"

# wrapped it in fine linen

"wrapped the body in a fine linen cloth." This was the normal burial custom at that time.

# that was cut in stone

This can be stated in active form. AT: "which someone had cut in a rock cliff" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# where no one had ever been laid

This can be translated as a new sentence. AT: "No one had ever before put a body in that tomb"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pilate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb]]