He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
Mark 15:45 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, 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. |
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
Now when the centurion who stood facing him saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether he had been dead for some time.
Then Joseph bought a linen cloth and, taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed his body.