Mark 15:45

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

Matthew 27:58

went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.

Mark 15:39

When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

Mark 15:44

Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.

Mark 15:46

Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.

John 19:38

Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.