Luke 23:50

World English Bible (2000)

Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

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  • Mark 15:42-47 : 42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. 44 Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long. 45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
  • John 19:38-42 : 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body. 39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds. 40 So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid. 42 Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
  • Matt 27:57-61 : 57 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came. 58 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. 59 Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. 61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

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  • Luke 23:51-55
    5 verses
    84%

    51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for the Kingdom of God:

    52 this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.

    53 He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.

    54 It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

    55 The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

  • Matt 27:55-61
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    80%

    55 Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

    56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

    57 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

    58 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

    59 Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

    61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

  • Mark 15:42-43
    2 verses
    79%

    42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

    43 Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.

  • Luke 23:47
    71%

    47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

  • John 19:38-39
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    38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

    39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

  • Matt 1:19-20
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    19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

    20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 23:49
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    49 All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

  • Mark 15:45-47
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    70%

    45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

    46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

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

  • Luke 2:25
    66%

    25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

  • John 3:1
    66%

    1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

  • Luke 3:23-24
    2 verses
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    23 Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) 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 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

  • Gen 39:2
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    2 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  • Acts 1:23
    65%

    23 They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

  • Luke 24:19
    65%

    19 He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

  • John 19:41
    64%

    41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.

  • Acts 5:34
    64%

    34 But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.

  • Acts 22:12
    64%

    12 One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

  • Acts 4:36
    64%

    36 Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

  • Luke 2:33
    64%

    33 Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

  • Luke 19:2
    64%

    2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

  • Gen 39:6
    64%

    6 He left all that he had in Joseph's hand. He didn't concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.

  • Luke 3:29-30
    2 verses
    64%

    29 the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

    30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

  • Mark 15:39-40
    2 verses
    63%

    39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

    40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

  • John 18:14
    63%

    14 Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people.

  • Luke 23:14
    63%

    14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

  • Luke 1:27
    63%

    27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

  • Matt 1:24
    63%

    24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

  • Mark 14:51
    63%

    51 A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself, over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,