Mark 15:39

Now when the centurion who was standing in front of Jesus saw how he cried out and breathed his last breath, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”

Text-Critical English NT

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

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

40There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:43He has put his trust in God; let God deliver him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised that Jesus was already dead, so he called the centurion over and asked him if Jesus had been dead for some time.

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

Acts 27:43But the centurion, wishing to save Paul's life, kept them from carrying out their plan. So he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to 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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