Mark 15:45

The Passion Translation

After it was confirmed, Pilate consented to give the corpse to Joseph.

Cross References

Matthew 27:58

approached Pilate and asked if he could take custody of the body of Jesus. So Pilate consented and ordered that the body be given to him.

Mark 15:39

When the Roman military officer who was standing right in front of Jesus saw how he died, he said, “There is no doubt this man was the Son of God!”

Mark 15:44

Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the Roman officer, who confirmed it.

Mark 15:46

Joseph purchased a shroud of fine linen and took the body down from the cross. Then he wrapped it in the linen shroud and placed it in a tomb quarried from out of the rock. Then they rolled a large stone over the entrance to seal the tomb.

John 19:38

After this, Joseph from the city of Ramah, who was a secret disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jewish authorities, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. So Pilate granted him permission to remove the body from the cross.