Mark 15:44
Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.
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- John 19:31-37 : 31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath(for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately. 35 And the person who saw it has testified(and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe. 36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.” 37 And again another scripture says,“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
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45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.
- Mark 15:42-432 verses78%
42 Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
- Mark 15:4-52 verses76%
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Mark 15:36-394 verses76%
36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.
38 And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
- Matt 27:58-592 verses75%
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
- Acts 13:28-303 verses73%
28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
30 But God raised him from the dead,
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38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.
- Luke 23:51-533 verses73%
51 (He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet been buried.
- Luke 23:46-472 verses72%
46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said,“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
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54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
- Mark 15:12-143 verses71%
12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- John 18:32-332 verses71%
32 (This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)
33 Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”
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17 Speaking with Martha and Mary When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.
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2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
- John 19:31-333 verses70%
31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath(for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken down.
32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other.
33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
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8 When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,
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32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
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25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
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16 Jesus is Mocked So the soldiers led him into the palace(that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.
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4 The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.
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49 But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
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35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
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14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
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41 Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.
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6 Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
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20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
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22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
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64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
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62 The Guard at the Tomb The next day(which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
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39 Jesus said,“Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied,“Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days.”