Luke 23:51
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Luke 23:51 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of God:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“--he was not consenting to their counsel and deed--from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 23:51 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
- Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
- Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- Isaiah 8:12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
- Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
- Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
- Luke 23:42Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).