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Pilate questions the summoned centurion about Jesus’s death.
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Mark 15:44

Pilate Summons the Centurion

The Cross and the Tomb · Mark 15

Story guide: Surprised that Jesus has already died, Pilate summons the centurion and asks whether his death has been confirmed.

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44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion and asked him whether Jesus had been dead for some time.

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