[Netizen]

I have no idea. If it was me, I'd have sprung for a clean cloth.....(grin)

When they prepared the body, would they have cleaned the body at one of these two events, (either Nicodemus or the women)? And yes, I too, would think that they would have used a clean cloth after having prepared the body.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I guess you mean Joseph of Arimethea. ;-)

[NYer]

When they prepared the body, would they have cleaned the body at one of these two events, (either Nicodemus or the women)?

Actually, Matthew records ...

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³⁴ When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of Jesus.

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He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be handed over.

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Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it (in) clean linen

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and laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb and departed.

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Mary Magdalene intended to return with the other women after the Sabath, to properly prepare the body but it was gone.