who took jesus off the cross

Jesus was taken down from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, who obtained permission from Pontius Pilate to remove Jesus' body. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, who brought spices to prepare the body for burial. Together, they took Jesus' body down, wrapped it in linen cloths with spices according to Jewish burial customs, and laid it in a nearby new tomb in a garden