Luke 23:52

52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body.

Luke 23:52 in Other Translations

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

52 He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

52 He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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

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

52 He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.

52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.

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 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,

51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.

52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body.

53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.

54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.