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Luke 23:52
52So Joseph went to see Pilate. He asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate agreed to this.
Luke 23:52 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
- New International Version (NIV)Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Context of Luke 23:52
50A man called Joseph was also there. He was one of a special group of important Jewish leaders. He was a good man that wanted to do right things. 51He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom. So Joseph went to see Pilate. He asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate agreed to this. 53Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it. 54This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin.
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οὗτος προσελθὼν τῷ Πιλάτῳ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Luke 23:52
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus: The Romans used crucifixion as a public warning against revolt, so they did not generally allow a victim to be buried. Instead, they left the body exposed or rotting on the cross. An exception was made in this case, probably because Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent and because of Joseph’s position of honor on the Jewish high council.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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