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

43Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.) 44Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet. The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. 46Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.

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 27:58went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.
• John 19:38Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and 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