He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. The request and the grant: Pilate's willingness to give the body to Joseph communicates the governor's final act of deference toward the one he declared innocent. The body's release to a known disciple rather than common burial communicates the dignity that the Isaiah prophecy anticipated.

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