Luke 23:50

50 et ecce vir nomine Ioseph qui erat decurio vir bonus et iustus

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 et omnis turba eorum qui simul aderant ad spectaculum istud et videbant quae fiebant percutientes pectora sua revertebantur

49 stabant autem omnes noti eius a longe et mulieres quae secutae erant eum a Galilaea haec videntes

50 et ecce vir nomine Ioseph qui erat decurio vir bonus et iustus

51 hic non consenserat consilio et actibus eorum ab Arimathia civitate Iudaeae qui expectabat et ipse regnum Dei

52 hic accessit ad Pilatum et petiit corpus Iesu