noon
It would have been pleasant to leave Jerusalem knowing that I never refused you anything , Joseph , for you are the one Jew for whom I have any respect , and , I may add , some affection . But why , Pilate , can not you give me Jesus ' body ? His body , is that what you ask for , Joseph ? It seemed to me that you had come to ask me to undo the sentence that I pronounced to-day at noon . The body ! Is Jesus dead then ? The centurion answered for Joseph : yes , sir ; he died to-day at the ninth hour .