Luke 23:50

50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, and he was a good man and a just.

Luke 23:50 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:50

And behold, there was a man named Joseph
(See Gill on Matthew 27:57).

a counsellor;
Mark says, he was an "honourable" one; he was either one of the council of the high priest, or a member of the great sanhedrim; (See Gill on Mark 15:43).

and he was a good man, and a just;
he was kind and beneficent in his temper, and just, and righteous in his life and actions; a like character is given of Joseph the husband of Mary, the mother of our Lord, ( Matthew 1:19 ) .

Luke 23:50 In-Context

48 And all the people who came together to that sight, beholding the things which had been done, smote their breasts and returned.

49 And all His acquaintances and the women who had followed Him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things.

50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, and he was a good man and a just.

51 (The same had not consented to their counsel and deed.) He was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself also waited for the Kingdom of God.

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