So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- KJV And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
- BSB When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- NASB And after learning this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- NLT The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
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Quick answer
Confirmed by the centurion, Pilate releases Jesus' body to Joseph. Official Rome certifies the death and permits burial.
Overview
Pilate grants the corpse only after the centurion verifies the death, providing legal confirmation that Jesus had truly died. The body is handed over for honorable burial rather than being left or cast into a common grave. This careful documentation underscores the historical bedrock on which the resurrection account rests.
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Cross-references · 3
- Mark 15:39When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
- Matt 27:58This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
- John 19:38After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
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