went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. So, Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Mark 15:45 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when he found out from the military officer, he granted the body to Joseph. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he learned from the centurion [that He was indeed dead], he gave the body to Joseph. American Standard Version (1901) And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. Common English Bible When he learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, Pilate gave the dead body to Joseph. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had been informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. |
went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. So, Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men, who was standing in front of Jesus, saw Him die like that, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
Pilate was amazed that Jesus had already died, and calling the military officer to him, asked how long He had been dead.
[Joseph then] brought a linen cloth, and after taking Jesus down from the cross, wrapped the linen cloth around His body and placed it in a grave site that had been cut out of [a ledge of] rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the cave.
After this happened, one of Jesus’ disciples, named Joseph from Arimathaea, asked Pilate (but secretly, for fear of the Jews) if he could remove Jesus’ body [from the cross]. Pilate granted him permission, so he went and removed the body from the cross.