Mark 15:44
42 Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
45 When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
- KJV
- And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
- WEB
- Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
- ASV
- And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
- DARBY
- And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.
- BLB
- And Pilate wondered if already He was dead. And having summoned the centurion, he inquired of him whether He was dead already.
- ÅB
- Men Pilatus undret seg om han alt skulle være død,
- OTB
- Pilatus undret seg over at Han allerede var død. Han kalte til seg høvedsmannen og spurte om Jesus allerede var død.
- B1930
- Men Pilatus undret sig om han alt skulde være død,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:31–37
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
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