Yet, at this point, he was willing to accept the consequences of giving Jesus a dignified burial and of openly identifying himself as one of Christ’s disciples.
कारण, नियमशास्त्रानुसार मृतदेहाच्या संपर्कात येणारी व्यक्‍ती सात दिवसांपर्यंत अशुद्ध राहायची.