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Luke 23:53
ESV Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.
NIV Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.
NASB And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.
CSB Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.
NLT Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.
KJV 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.
NKJV Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before.

What does Luke 23:53 mean?

Joseph of Arimathea is rich (Matthew 27:57) and a member of the Jewish ruling council that condemned Jesus to die by crucifixion. But he didn't agree with their decision (Luke 23:50–51). In fact, he's secretly a disciple of Jesus (John 19:38). He has faith that the kingdom of God is near, as Jesus promised.

He makes his allegiance to Jesus public after Jesus dies. Courageously, he approaches Pilate and asks for Jesus' body. Once Pilate affirms Jesus is dead, he obliges (Mark 15:43–45). Joseph takes the body, but he's not alone. Nicodemus, who learned he must be born again (John 3:1–15), meets with him and brings embalming materials (John 19:39). They wrap Jesus' body in the aromatics and linen cloths. Then they place Him in the tomb Joseph had made for himself (Matthew 27:60). Jesus' fulfillment of the prophecies of the Suffering Servant continue:
"And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth" (Isaiah 53:9).
This is all Joseph and Nicodemus can do. It is the day of Preparation for the Sabbath (Luke 23:54). Since this day is Passover, the next day is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread: a holiday Sabbath (Exodus 12:16). They roll a heavy stone in front of the opening and return home to prepare for the next day (Matthew 27:60). Joseph and Nicodemus don't seem to receive any political repercussions for their act, but it's still a sacrifice. By touching Jesus' dead body, they are unclean for seven days: the entirety of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Numbers 19:11–12).

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph are watching (Mark 15:47). They note the location of the tomb and return to where they are staying to prepare more spices before sundown when they must rest (Matthew 27:61; Luke 23:56).
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