Luke 23:52

52 and now he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Luke 23:52 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:52

This man went unto Pilate,
&C.] Mark says, he went "boldly" to him; (See Gill on Mark 15:43).

and begged the body of Jesus;
knowing he was dead; that he might bury it, as the Ethiopic version adds, and prevent its being inferred with the two malefactors, or abused by the mob.

Luke 23:52 In-Context

50 There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,

51 who came from the Jewish town of Arimathaea and was awaiting the coming of the Kingdom of God. He had not concurred in the design or action of the Council,

52 and now he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

53 Then, taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb in the rock, where no one else had yet been put.

54 It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was near at hand.