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Luke 23:52

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This guy went straight to Pilate and asked if he could take Jesus' body.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes love means showing up when it matters most.

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Joseph from Arimathea was this respected council member who was also waiting for God's kingdom to come. After Jesus died, he got up the courage to walk straight into Pilate's place and ask for Jesus' body.

So Pilate straight up asked Jesus, 'Are you really the King of the Jews?' And Jesus replied, 'You said it, not me.'

He went straight to Pilate and asked if he could have Jesus's body. Pilate said yes and ordered his people to hand it over.

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