44 Pilate 15:44 Death by crucifixion was usually a slow process, sometimes lasting two or three days.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. 45 And when he learned from the centurion [that Jesus was in fact dead], he gave the body to Joseph [by granting him permission to remove it].
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