King James Version
Luke 23:50 in the King James Version says “And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:” — study this verse from Luke chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:”
Luke 23:50 · KJV
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a counsellor”
G1010an adviser, i.e., (specially) a councillor or member of the jewish sanhedrin
“and he was a good”
G5225to begin under (quietly), i.e., come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, particip
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a just”
G1342equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
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