Luke 23:50

50 And beholde ther was a man named Ioseph a councelloure and was a good man and a iuste

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 that came to geder to that sight beholdynge the thinges which were done: smoote their bestes and returned home.

49 And all his acquayntaunce and the wemen that folowed him from Galile stode a farre of beholdynge these thinges.

50 And beholde ther was a man named Ioseph a councelloure and was a good man and a iuste

51 and dyd not consent to the counsell and dede of them which was of Aramathia a cite of the Iewes: which same also wayted for ye kyngdome of God:

52 he went vnto Pilate and begged the boddy of Iesus