Mark 15:45

Mark 15:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
• New International Version (NIV)When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Context of Mark 15:45

43That evening, a man called Joseph went to see Pilate. Joseph was from a town called Arimathea. He was a good man and he was one of the group of important Jewish leaders. He was waiting for the time when God would start to rule his people in his kingdom. Joseph bravely asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus to bury it. 44Pilate was surprised that Jesus had already died. He asked the captain of the soldiers to come to him. He asked him if Jesus had already died. The captain told Pilate that Jesus was already dead. So then Pilate let Joseph go and take Jesus' dead body. 46Joseph bought a piece of linen cloth. He took Jesus' body down from the cross and he put the cloth around it. Then he put the body in a large hole in a rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in. After this, Joseph rolled a big stone across the front of the hole to shut it. 47Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching. They saw where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body.

Mark 15:45 word by word

καὶ γνοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος ἐδωρήσατο τὸ πτῶμα τῷ Ἰωσήφ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the centurionκεντυρίωνkenturiōn · centurionG2760
• he gaveδωρέωdōreomai · to giveG1433
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• to JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501

Cross-references for Mark 15:45

• Matthew 27:58Joseph asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate told his soldiers to give Jesus' body to Joseph.
• John 19:38There was a man called Joseph who came from the town of Arimathea. He was one of Jesus' disciples, but he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. So he had not told people that he was a disciple of Jesus. Joseph went to Pilate and asked if he could take Jesus' dead body away. Pilate agreed. So Joseph went there and he took the body away.

Commentaries on Mark 15:45

• 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 15:45

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

In the dictionaries

• Centurion
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Army, Roman
• Carcass; Carcase
• Give

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