Luke 23:51
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 23:51 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 23:51 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 23:51 — KJV
“(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.”
— Luke 23:51 (KJV)
Luke 23:51 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 23:51
“Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:51: counsel, arimathaea, also
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:51: jews, also, himself
“To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:51: also, himself, kingdom
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:51: same, also, god
“And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:51: city, also, god
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