Mark 15:44

And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

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In The King James Version

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

In Context

43There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

45And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

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Matthew Henry on Mark 15:43-47

The Burial of Christ; The Women at the Sepulchre. 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46… Read the whole commentary →

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