Mark 15:42-44

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁴² As evening had already come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, [the day] before the Sabbath,^(A)

⁴³ Joseph, he of Arimathea, noble and honorable in rank and a respected member of the council (Sanhedrin), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, daring the consequences, took courage and ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴ But Pilate wondered whether He was dead so soon, and, having called the centurion, he asked him whether [Jesus] was already dead.