Luke 23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Luke 23:53 in other translations
| BSB | Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid. |
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| WEB | He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. |
| ASV | And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain. |
| YLT | and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid. |
| DARBY | and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid. |
| BBE | And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it. |
| Webster | And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that was hewn in stone, in which man was never before laid. |
What does Luke 23:53 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:50-56
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 is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on…
Luke 23:53 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 23:53
- Matthew 27:59-60
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
- Mark 15:46
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
- Isaiah 53:9
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
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Context
- Luke 23:52
This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
- Luke 23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
- Luke 23:54
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Luke 23:53 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y quitado, lo envolvió en una sábana, y le puso en un sepulcro abierto en una peña, en el cual ninguno había aún sido puesto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ayant descendu, il l’enveloppa d’un linceul, et le mit dans un sépulcre taillé dans le roc, où personne n’avait jamais été déposé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als er ihn abgenommen hatte, wickelte er ihn in feine Leinwand und legte ihn in eine in Felsen gehauene Gruft, wo noch nie jemand gelegen hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et depositum involvit sindone, et posuit eum in monumento exciso, in quo nondum quisquam positus fuerat. |