Luke 23:52
50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
51 who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
- KJV
- This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
- WEB
- This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
- ASV
- this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
- DARBY
- he having gone to Pilate begged the body of Jesus;
- BLB
- he, having gone to Pilate, asked [for] the body of Jesus.
- ÅB
- han gikk til Pilatus og ba om Jesu legeme,
- OTB
- Han gikk til Pilatus og ba om Jesu kropp.
- B1930
- han gikk til Pilatus og bad om Jesu legeme,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:38–42
Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
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