Mark 15:42-44

Amplified Bible

Jesus Is Buried

⁴² When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,^{(A) 43} Joseph 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. ⁴⁴ Pilate ^[a]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.