Luke 23:53 — Bible Verse (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.”

Luke 23:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 23:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 23:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Luke 23:53 — World English Bible

Luke 23:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Luke 23:53 — American Standard Version

Luke 23:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Luke 23:53 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 23:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Luke 23:53 — Darby Translation

Luke 23:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And tooke it downe, and wrapped it in a linnen cloth, and laide it in a tombe hewen out of a rocke, wherein was neuer man yet laide.”

Luke 23:53 — Geneva Bible

Luke 23:53 in Context — Luke 23

51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

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

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.

54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

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What Does Luke 23:53 Mean?

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