Joseph was bold enough to ask Pilate for Jesus" body. The fact that Pilate allowed Joseph to bury Jesus" body shows that the governor did not think Jesus was guilty of treason. Joseph prepared the body of Jesus for burial with the help of Nicodemus ( John 19:39) and perhaps other friends and or servants. [source][source][source]
Matthew did not mention how these men wrapped Jesus" body for burial but simply stated that the cloth (Gr. sindon) they used was expensive. This reflected their respect for Jesus. [source][source][source]
Joseph"s new tomb, a sign of his wealth, was probably near the present Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This area had been a stone quarry centuries earlier out of whose walls the Jews had cut tombs. [1] Joseph had prepared this tomb for himself, but now he put Jesus in his place. This was an extravagant act of devotion (cf. Matthew 26:6-13). It was impossible for Jesus to escape from a tomb hewn out of solid massive rock (Gr. petra, cf. Matthew 16:18) even if He had been alive when placed in it. Matthew built a strong case for the reality of Jesus" resurrection, as he did for the virgin birth of Jesus. [source][source][source]
"Tombs were of various kinds. Many were sealed with some sort of boulder wedged into place to discourage wild animals and grave robbers. But an expensive tomb consisted of an antechamber hewn out of the rock face, with a low passage (cf. "bent over," John 20:5; John 20:11) leading into the burial chamber that was sealed with a cut, disk-shaped stone that rolled in a slot cut into the rock. The slot was on an incline, making the grave easy to seal but difficult to open: several men might be needed to roll the stone back up the incline." [2][source]