Mark 15:39

Then the centurion who stood opposite him, seeing that he had expired while crying out in this way, said: “Truly, this man was the Son of God.”

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In The King James Version

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

In Context

38And the veil of the temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom.

40Now there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome,

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Cross References

Matthew 27:43He trusted in God; so now, let God free him, if he wills him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Mark 15:44But Pilate wondered if he had already died. And summoning a centurion, he questioned him as to whether he was already dead.

Acts 10:1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which is called Italian,

Acts 27:43But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prohibited it from being done. And he ordered those who were able to swim to jump in first, and to escape, and to get to the land.

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42

The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →

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