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(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for the kingdom of God:
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A Principled Dissenter
Commentators emphasize Luke's unique note that Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin, "had not consented to their counsel and deed." This highlights his integrity. Whether he was excluded from the vote due to his sympathies or simply disagreed, he stood apart from the council's unjust condemnation of Jesus.
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He had not consented to their counsel and deed (ουτος ουκ ην συνκατατεθειμενος τη βουλη κα τη πραξε αυτων). This parenthesis is gi…
19th Century
Anglican
The counsel and deed of them.—The first word includes all the earlier stages of the action of the Sanhedrin, from the cou…
Luke assures his readers of the credentials of the man who offered to bury Jesus. Here again he presents someone qualified to affirm by word or act…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them , &c.] Though he was with the Jews, the chief priests, Sc…
Presbyterian
Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service when there i…
