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Pilate marveled if he were already dead: and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for a while.
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An Unusually Quick Death
Commentators unanimously note Pilate's surprise at Jesus's quick death. Crucifixion was a brutal, lingering execution that often lasted for days. Pilate's marveling underscores that Jesus's death after only a few hours was highly unusual, prompting him to seek official confirmation before releasing the body.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And Pilate wondered if, etc. Wondered if he was dead, or wondered that he was so soon dead. It was not common for persons crucified to exp…
If he were already dead (ε ηδη τεθνηκεν). Perfect active indicative with ε after a verb of wondering, a classical idiom, a kind of…
19th Century
Anglican
And Pilate marvelled.—The wonder of Pilate, and his calling the centurion (the definite article indicates he is the same …
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Baptist
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he …
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus had already died (). Only after he received confirmation of Jesus’ death from the centurion was he willing …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead For death, by crucifixion, was a slow lingering death; persons that wer…
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