Luke 23:48

And all the multitudes who had assembled at this spectacle, on seeing what occurred, returned, smiting upon their breasts.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

47And when the centurion saw what occurred, he glorified God and said: Certainly, this was a righteous man.

49And there were standing at a distance, all they that knew Jesus, and those women who came with him from Galilee; and they beheld these things.

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Cross References

Acts 2:37And when they heard these things, they were agitated in their heart; and they said to Simon and to the rest of the legates: Brethren, what shall 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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