Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
Mark 15:44
Surrounding context
15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
15:44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
15:45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.