{From the tree} (apo tou xulou). Not here strictly a
tree, but wood as already in  5:30  10:29  and later in  Ga
3:13 . Strictly speaking, it was Joseph of Arimathea and
Nicodemus who took the body of Jesus down from the cross, though
the Jews had asked Pilate to have the bones of Jesus broken that
his body should not remain on the cross during the Sabbath ( Joh
19:31 ). Paul does not distinguish the details here. {Laid}
(eth(886b)an). First (kappa) aorist active indicative third plural
of 	ith(886d)i in place of ethesan the usual second aorist active
plural form. {Tomb} (mn(886d)eion). Memorial, common in the
Gospels.