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## Behold ##
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The word “behold” alerts us to a new person in the story. Your language may have a way of doing this. English uses “There was a man who was…”
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## belonging to the Council ##
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"and he was a member of the Jewish Council"
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## a good and righteous man ##
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"He was a good and righteous man"
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## had not agreed with the decision and their action ##
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"Joseph did not agree with the council's decision to kill Jesus and the council's action"
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## from Arimathea, a Jewish city ##
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"Joseph was from the Jewish city called Arimathea"
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## who was waiting ##
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"Joseph was waiting"
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