Bible verse
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
Luke 23:50 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 23.
46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48 And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
49 But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
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.
52 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.
KJV
And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a counseller; [and he was] a good man, and a just:
ASV
And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man
ERV
And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a righteous
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