 44ጲላጦስም እንዲህ በቶሎ መሞቱን ሲሰማ ተደነቀ፤ የመቶ አለቃውንም ጠርቶ ከሞተ ምን ያህል ጊዜ እንደሆነ ጠየቀው፤ 45መሞቱንም ከመቶ አለቃው ካረጋገጠ በኋላ ሥጋውን ለዮሴፍ ሰጠው።
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.And summoningthe centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.