Luke 23:50

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

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  • Mark 15:42-47 : 42 And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long. 45 And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body. 46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
  • John 19:38-42 : 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body. 39 And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest. 41 Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put. 42 So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.
  • Matt 27:57-61 : 57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus: 58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen, 60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away. 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 23:51-55
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    51 (He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

    52 This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.

    53 And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

    54 Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

    55 And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;

  • Matt 27:55-61
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    55 And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

    56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

    57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

    58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

    59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

    60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

    61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

  • Mark 15:42-43
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    42 And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

    43 There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

  • Luke 23:47
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    47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

  • John 19:38-39
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    38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

    39 And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.

  • Matt 1:19-20
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    19 And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.

    20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 23:49
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    49 And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

  • Mark 15:45-47
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    45 And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

    46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

    47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

  • Luke 2:25
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    25 And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

  • John 3:1
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    1 Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.

  • Luke 3:23-24
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    23 And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

    24 The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

  • Ps 112:5
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    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Gen 39:2
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    2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  • Acts 1:23
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    23 And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

  • Luke 24:19
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    19 And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

  • John 19:41
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    41 Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put.

  • Acts 5:34
    64%

    34 But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

  • Acts 22:12
    64%

    12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

  • Acts 4:36
    64%

    36 And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,

  • Luke 2:33
    64%

    33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • Luke 19:2
    64%

    2 A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

  • Gen 39:6
    64%

    6 And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

  • Luke 3:29-30
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    64%

    29 The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

    30 The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

  • Mark 15:39-40
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    63%

    39 And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

    40 And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

  • John 18:14
    63%

    14 It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people.

  • Luke 23:14
    63%

    14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

  • Luke 1:27
    63%

    27 To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

  • Matt 1:24
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    24 And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;

  • Mark 14:51
    63%

    51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;