Mark 15:39

When the centurion who stood and faced Jesus saw that he had died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”

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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

38The curtain of the temple was split in two from the top to the bottom.

40There were also women who looked on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joses), and Salome.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:43He trusts in God, let God rescue him now, if God consents to release him. For he even said, 'I am the Son of God.'”

Mark 15:44Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was dead.

Acts 10:1Now there was a certain man in the city of Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.

Acts 27:43But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and 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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