That decision is indicated by the words of Mark 15: 43: “He took courage and went in before Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ”
Par to liecina vārdi, kas lasāmi Marka evaņģēlija 15. nodaļas 43. pantā: ” Saņēmis drosmi, [Jāzeps] iegāja pie Pilāta un lūdza atļauju apglabāt Jēzu. ”