Mark 15:44

Mark 15:44 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.

Context of Mark 15:44

42When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent and respected member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God—and he courageously dared to go in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time [only six hours after being crucified], and he summoned the centurion and asked him whether He was already dead. 45And when he learned from the centurion [that Jesus was in fact dead], he gave the body to Joseph [by granting him permission to remove it]. 46So Joseph purchased a [fine] linen cloth [for wrapping the body], and after taking Jesus down [from the cross], he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a [large, wheel-shaped] stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Mark 15:44 word by word

ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκεν, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέθανεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• marvelledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• he wereθνῄσκωthnēskō · to die/be deadG2348
• alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• callingπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• the centurionκεντυρίωνkenturiōn · centurionG2760
• he askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he had beenἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• any whileπάλαιpalai · of oldG3819

Cross-references for Mark 15:44

• John 19:31Since it was the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high holy day) the Jews asked Pilate to have their legs broken [to hasten death] and the bodies taken away.

Commentaries on Mark 15:44

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-47Verses 42-47 We are here attending the burial of our Lord Jesus. Oh that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Joseph of Arimathea was one who waited for the kingdom of God. Those who hope for a share in its privileges, must own Christ's cause, when it seems to be crushed. This man God raised up for his service. There was a special providence, that Pilate should be so strict in his inquiry, that there might be no pretence to say Jesus was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43-45Joseph of Arimathea: He was possibly from Ramathaim, a village about 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Jerusalem. A respected member of the Jewish high council (Sanhedrin), he was also a secret follower of Jesus. He was waiting for the kingdom of God to come (see Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:50–51; John 19:38). He bravely asked Pilate for the body of Jesus so he could bury it. As a prominent Council member who was not known as a disciple, his request…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:44

• Centurion
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Pilate, Pontius

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Centurion
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Army, Roman

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings