Joseph of Arimathaea, an (d) honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in (e) boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
(d) A man of great authority, of the council of the sanhedrin, or else a man who was taken by Pilate for his own council.
(e) If we consider what danger Joseph put himself into we shall perceive how bold he was.