"And, behold, {there was} a man named Joseph, a counsellor; {and he was} a good man, and a just:" — Luke 23:50

Luke 23:50 · KJV

“And, behold, {there was} a man named Joseph, a counsellor; {and he was} a good man, and a just:”

— Luke 23:50

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) {he was} of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

Luke 23 — Context

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

And, behold, {there was} a man named Joseph, a counsellor; {and he was} a good man, and a just:

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) {he was} of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

This {man} went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Cross References

John 19:38-42

And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being 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 {him} leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

Acts 10:22

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

Mark 15:42-47

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Acts 10:2

{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Matthew 27:57-61

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

Luke 2:25

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name {was} Simeon; and the same man {was} just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.