Mark 15:44-47

15:44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He ¹  called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time. 15:45 When Pilate ²  was informed by the centurion, ³  he gave the body to Joseph. 15:46 After Joseph ⁴  bought a linen cloth ⁵  and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. ⁶  Then ⁷  he rolled a stone across the entrance ⁸  of the tomb. 15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body ⁹  was placed.

¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn See the note on the word centurion in 15:39.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Joseph of Arimathea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.

⁶ tn That is, cut or carved into an outcropping of natural rock, resulting in a cave-like structure (see L&N 19.25).

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁸ tn Or “to the door,” “against the door.”

⁹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (Jesus’ body) has been specified in the translation for clarity.