Luke 23:48

And when all the crowds who had gathered together for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

In Context

47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God and said, “Surely this man was righteous.”

49But all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance watching these things, including the women who had followed him from Galilee.

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Cross References

Acts 2:37When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:45-50

The Crucifixion. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the… Read the whole commentary →

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