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Luke 23:52 Explained in Context
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Verse 52. 52This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 23:52 supplies Luke 23:52's own evidence for “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb”: “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus”.
Read It With
- Luke 23:50–23:56
Read Luke 23:52 with 23:50–23:56. In isolation, this contribution—supplies Luke 23:52's own evidence for “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb”: “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Joseph, a good council member who did not consent, requests the body, places it in an unused tomb before Sabbath, and women from Galilee observe the tomb, prepare spices, and rest according to the commandment.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 23:52 supplies Luke 23:52's own evidence for “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb”: “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus”. This precise contribution belongs inside “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb” because Joseph, a good council member who did not consent, requests the body, places it in an unused tomb before Sabbath, and women from Galilee observe the tomb, prepare spices, and rest according to the commandment.
What Remains True
Luke 23:52 supplies Luke 23:52's own evidence for “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb”: “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus”. Read inside Luke 23:50–23:56, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Joseph, a good council member who did not consent, requests the body, places it in an unused tomb before Sabbath, and women from Galilee observe the tomb, prepare spices, and rest according to the commandment. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 23:52 supplies Luke 23:52's own evidence for “Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the Tomb”: “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Practice courageous, dignified care for the dead and trust the witnesses who verify burial; respect Sabbath and refuse collective blame, relic invention, or the marginalization of women.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 23:50–23:56 — Joseph Buries Jesus while Women Verify the TombSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 23:50–23:56, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 23:50–23:56
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 23:50–23:56
Open source ↗