Topic
Council; Councillor
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Mark 15:43ISBE
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
- Luke 23:50ISBE
¶ And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
- Acts 25:12ISBE
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cæsar? unto Cæsar shalt thou go.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
koun'-sil, koun'-siler (sumboulion): An assembly of advisers (Ac 25:12); a body of those taking counsel (see Schurer's Jewish People in the Time of Christ, I (1), 60). Distinguished from sunedrion, the supreme court of the Jews, by being of a less formal character, i.e. less of an institution. For "council" in the latter sense, its most frequent use, see SANHEDRIN. A councilor (Greek bouleutes) was a member of the Sanhedrin. Applied to Joseph of Arimathea (Mr 15:43; Lu 23:50). In the King James Version "counsellor."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.