But of the Jews none washed their hands; neither Herod nor any one of those judges. And when they refused to wash, Pilate arose.
2King Herod commanded that the Lord should be taken, saying to them: 'Do what I have commanded you to do to him.'
3Joseph, the friend of Pilate and of the Lord, stood there at that time. And knowing that they were about to crucify him, he came to Pilate to ask for the body of the Lord for burial.
4Pilate, in turn, sent a message to Herod and asked him for his body.
5Herod said: 'Brother Pilate, even if no one had claimed him, we ourselves would have buried him, since the Sabbath is drawing near and it is written in the law that the sun should not set upon one that has been put to death.'
6And with that, he delivered him to the people on the day before the unleavened bread, their feast.