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Luke 23:52 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. "
Luke 23:52
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
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Luke 23:1
"And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate."
Luke 23:2
"And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."
Luke 23:3
"And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest"
Luke 23:4
"Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man."
Luke 23:5
"And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place."
Luke 23:6
"When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean."
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