a man named Joseph from the town of Arimathea, who was a leading member of the Jewish Council and who was looking forward to the kingdom of God, went bravely to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
Anna came up to Jesus’ family at that moment. She gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the time when Jerusalem would be set free.
and he had not agreed with what the leaders had decided and done. He was from Arimathea, a town in Judea, and he himself was waiting for God’s kingdom.
Afterwards, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for Jesus’ body. Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but secretly, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, Joseph came and took the body away.
But the Jewish leaders stirred up some important Gentile women who attended the synagogue. They also stirred up some men who were leaders in the city. They got all these people to oppose and attack Paul and Barnabas, and they threw the two men out of that area. But
Peter followed Jesus from a distance and came as close as the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.