Luke 23:47

Luke 23:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
• New International Version (NIV)The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

Context of Luke 23:47

45because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle. 46And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.” Saying this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify God, saying, “This man really was righteous!” 48All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests. 49But all who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

Luke 23:47 word by word

Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης τὸ γενόμενον ἐδόξαζεν τὸν θεὸν λέγων· ὄντως ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος ἦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• when the centurionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• was doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• he glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Certainlyὄντωςontōs · reallyG3689
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Luke 23:47

• Luke 23:41We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
• Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
• Mark 15:39When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
• John 19:7“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

Commentaries on Luke 23:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-49Verses 47-49 See the notes at Matthew 27:52-55. Luke 23:48 The things which were done - The earthquake, the darkness, and the sufferings of Jesus. Smote their breasts - In token of alarm, fear, and anguish. They saw the judgments of God; they saw the guilt of the rulers; and they feared the farther displeasure of the Almighty.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-49Verses 44-49 We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was willing to offer himself. Let us seek to glorify God by true repentance and conversion; by protesting against those who crucify the Saviour; by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the service of Him who died for us and rose again.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47righteous (compare Mark 15:39): Compare Luke 23:14–15. The innocent and righteous servant of the Lord died as a sacrifice for the sins of his people (Isaiah 53:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:47

• Armies
• Centurion
• Death
• Glorifying God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Centurion
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings