Mark 15:44

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.”

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BSBPD

“Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:44 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 19:31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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