Mark 15:44 meaning and explanation
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
Mark 15:44, Berean Standard Bible
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Pilate has just handed Jesus over to be crucified, and now Joseph of Arimathea asks for the body. Pilate's surprise is telling: crucifixion usually took days, and Jesus had died within hours.
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