Luke 23:51
(the same had not consented unto their plan and deed),—from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was awaiting the kingdom of God,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
50And lo! a man, by name Joseph, being, a councillor,—a good and righteous man
52the same, going unto Pilate, claimed the body of Jesus.
Cross References
Genesis 37:21And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!
Genesis 49:18For thy salvation, have I waited O Yahweh!
1 Samuel 1:1And there was a certain man, of Ramathaim-zuphi, of the hill country of Ephraim,—whose name, was Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite;
Isaiah 8:12Ye shall not say—A confederacy! of everything of which this people may say. A confederacy! And their fear, shall ye not fear or regard as awful:
Luke 2:25And lo! there was, a man, in Jerusalem, whose name, was Symeon; and, this man, was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him;
Luke 23:42And he went on to say—Jesus! remember me, whensoever thou shalt come into 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 →