Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,

有一个人名叫约瑟，是个议士，为人善良公义；

有一个人名叫约瑟，是个议员，为人善良正直，

有一个人名叫约瑟，是个议员，为人善良正直，

有一位名叫约瑟的公会议员心地善良、为人正直，

有一个人名叫约瑟，是个议员，为人良善公义，

当时，有一个名叫约瑟的人，是犹太议会中的议员，为人公义良善。

有一個人名叫約瑟，是個議士，為人善良公義；

有一個人名叫約瑟，是個議員，為人善良正直，

有一個人名叫約瑟，是個議員，為人善良正直，

有一位名叫約瑟的公會議員心地善良、為人正直，

有一個人名叫約瑟，是個議員，為人良善公義，

有一個人名叫約瑟，是個議員，是良善正義的人。

當時，有一個名叫約瑟的人，是猶太議會中的議員，為人公義良善。

有約瑟者、議士也、為人善且義、

有人名約瑟、議士也、為人仁義、

有一人名約瑟、議士也、為人善且義、

有議士名若瑟者、猶太亞利瑪大人也、為人愷悌正直、平生企盼天主之國、

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,

A man named Joseph was a member of the Jewish Council. He was a good and honest man.

Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,

And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,

And, behold,[ there was] a man named Joseph, a counsellor;[ and he was] a good man, and a just:

Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached,Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.( Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.

They said,“ We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

He was a devout, God fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord.

Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus( because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him