Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
Textus Receptus (TR) - Mark 15:44 >Ὁ δὲ Πιλάτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκε· καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέθανε.