Mark 15:39
And the centurion standing by in front of Him, seeing that He thus expired, said; Surely this man was the Son of God.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from top even to the bottom.
Cross References
Matthew 27:43He trusted in God; let Him now deliver Him, if He wishes Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.
Mark 15:44And Pilate was astonished if He had died already. And having called the centurion, asked him if He was already dead.
Acts 10:1And a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian,
Acts 27:43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, forbade them from their counsel; and commanded that those who were able to swim, having first thrown themselves overboard, to go 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 →