What Does “Deposition” Mean in the Bible?
When the body of Jesus was taken down from the cross.
Where it appears in the Bible
John 19:38
What the Bible says
John 19:38
And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “deposition”