Mark 15:45

New English Translation

When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

Cross References

Matthew 27:58

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Mark 15:39

Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

Mark 15:44

Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

Mark 15:46

After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.

John 19:38

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.