Luke 23:51
(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
50And, behold, a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and just man,
52this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Cross References
Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him,
Luke 23:42And he said to Jesus: Remember me, when thou comest in thy kingdom.
Matthew Henry on Luke 23:51-56
The Burial of Christ. 50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath… Read the whole commentary →