^23:50Now¹¹⁶ there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council,¹¹⁷ a good and righteous man. ^23:51(He¹¹⁸ had not consented¹¹⁹ to their plan and action.) He¹²⁰ was from the Judean town¹²¹ of Arimathea, and was looking forward to¹²² the kingdom of God.¹²³

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Footnotes

116 Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
117 Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.
118 Grk “This one.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.
119 Several (א C D L Δ Ψ 070 f1, 13 [579] 892 1424 2542 ) read the present participle συγκατατιθέμενος (sunkatatithemenos) instead of the perfect participle συγκατατεθειμένος (sunkatatetheimenos). The present participle could be taken to mean that Joseph had decided that the execution was now a mistake. The perfect means that he did not agree with it from the start. The perfect participle, however, has better support externally (𝔓75 A B W Θ 33 𝔐), and is thus the preferred reading. The parenthetical note at the beginning of v. 51 indicates that Joseph of Arimathea had not consented to the action of the Sanhedrin in condemning Jesus to death. Since Mark 14:64 indicates that all the council members condemned Jesus as deserving death, it is likely that Joseph was not present at the trial.
120 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.
121 Or “Judean city”; Grk “from Arimathea, a city of the Jews.” Here the expression “of the Jews” (Ἰουδαίων, Ioudaiōn) is used in an adjectival sense to specify a location (cf. Ἰουδαῖος 2.c) and so has been translated “Judean.”
122 Or “waiting for.”
123 Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, this remark that he was looking forward to the kingdom of God, the affirmation of his character at the end of v. 50, and his actions regarding Jesus’ burial all suggest otherwise.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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, who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin, who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man (this man was not consenting to their plan and deed), from Arimathea, a Judean town, who was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just: (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

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