Station XIV
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Catholic & Methodist *
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb.
(A compilation of all four Gospel accounts.)
50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph who, though a member of the council, 51 had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God.
Luke 23:50-51
42 When evening had come, and 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 waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. 45 When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph.
Mark 15: 42-45
39 Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. 40 They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they...
John 19:39-42
59 took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
Matthew 27:59-61
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was laid.
Mark 15:47
55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Luke 23:55-56
62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Phariseesgathered before Pilate63 and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise, his disciples may go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception would be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
Matthew 27: 59-61
“Were You There”
(African American Spiritual)
Artist: Tracey Manigault
Artist Statement
When I sing or hear the song "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord", it definitely gives me a feeling of sorrow. It puts me at a place of closeness and realness with Him. It allows me to reflect on the suffering that He endured for us, for me. It puts me in a state of humility, and saddens me at the same time, of all that our Savior went through.