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

45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst. 46And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired. Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just. 48And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating [their] breasts. 49And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding 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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• seeingὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• placeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• justδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342

Cross-references for Luke 23:47

• Luke 23:41and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this [man] has done nothing amiss.
• Matthew 27:54But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.
• Mark 15:39And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.
• John 19:7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to [our] law he ought to die, because he made himself 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
• Centurion
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription

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