Luke 23:49-51

EasyEnglish Bible

⁴⁹ The friends of Jesus were there. The women that had come with him from Galilee were also there. They were all standing a long way away. They also saw what happened to him.

Joseph buries Jesus

⁵⁰ A man called Joseph was also there. He was one of a special group of important Jewish leaders.^[a] He was a good man that wanted to do right things. ⁵¹ He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom.