Mark 15:45

Good News Translation (US Version)

After hearing the officer's report, Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.

Cross References

John 19:38

After this, Joseph, who was from the town of Arimathea, asked Pilate if he could take Jesus' body. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but in secret, because he was afraid of the Jewish authorities.) Pilate told him he could have the body, so Joseph went and took it away.

Mark 15:39

The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus had died. “This man was really the Son of God!” he said.

Matthew 27:58

He went into the presence of Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate gave orders for the body to be given to Joseph.

Mark 15:44

Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. He called the army officer and asked him if Jesus had been dead a long time.

Mark 15:46

Joseph bought a linen sheet, took the body down, wrapped it in the sheet, and placed it in a tomb which had been dug out of solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb.