Bible verse
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
Mark 15:44 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 15.
40 And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41 These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
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.
44 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.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
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.
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.
ERV
And Pilate marveled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
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