Mark 15:45

New Century Version

The officer told Pilate that he was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.

Cross References

John 19:38

Later, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of some of the leaders.) Pilate gave his permission, so Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away.

Mark 15:39

When the army officer who was standing in front of the cross saw what happened when Jesus died, he said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:58

Joseph went to Pilate and asked to have Jesus’ body. So Pilate gave orders for the soldiers to give it to Joseph.

Mark 15:44

Pilate was amazed that Jesus would have already died, so he called the army officer who had guarded Jesus and asked him if Jesus had already died.

Mark 15:46

Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down from the cross, and wrapped it in the linen. He put the body in a tomb that was cut out of a wall of rock. Then he rolled a very large stone to block the entrance of the tomb.