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Luke 23:50-53 (NLT)

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⁵⁰ Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, ⁵¹ but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. ⁵² He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. ⁵³ Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 52) Rise to the Occasion (2015-11-18)

Definition(s):
Arimathea (Ar-e-math-eh-a): a lion dead to the Lord
Pilate (Pie-lat): armed with a dart