Mark 15:39

Mark 15:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

Context of Mark 15:39

37Then Jesus shouted loudly, and after that he died. 38And the curtain inside the temple completely tore into two parts from the top down to the bottom. The captain of the soldiers was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. ‘It must be true!’ he said. ‘This man really was the Son of God.’ 40Some women were also there. They were watching these events from a long way away. Mary from Magdala was one of the women. Mary the mother of the younger James and Joses was also there. Salome was there too. 41These women had travelled with Jesus when he was in Galilee and they had helped him. Many other women were also there near the cross. They had come to Jerusalem with Jesus.

Mark 15:39 word by word

ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ κεντυρίων ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως ἐξέπνευσεν, εἶπεν· ἀληθῶς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος υἱὸς θεοῦ ἦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when the centurionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when the centurionκεντυρίωνkenturiōn · centurionG2760
• stoodπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• overἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• againstἐναντίοςenantios · hostileG1727
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• heκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• and gave up the ghostἐκπνέωekpneō · to expireG1606
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Mark 15:39

• Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised that Jesus had already died. He asked the captain of the soldiers to come to him. He asked him if Jesus had already died.
• Matthew 8:5Jesus went into Capernaum. An officer in the Roman army came to meet him. He asked Jesus to help him.
• Acts 10:1There was a man who lived in Caesarea and his name was Cornelius. He was an officer in the Roman army. His group of soldiers was called ‘The Group from Italy’.
• Acts 27:1Some time after that, Festus decided that we should sail to Italy. So he commanded a soldier called Julius to guard Paul and some other prisoners. Julius was an officer in the Roman army. He had authority over 100 soldiers in a group called ‘The Emperor Augustus Group’.
• Matthew 27:43He says that he trusts in God. So if God wants him, God should save him now. He did say that he is the Son of God.’
• Luke 23:47There was a captain of the soldiers there. When he saw what had happened, he praised God. He said. ‘I am sure that this man had not done anything wrong.’

Commentaries on Mark 15:39

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39The centurion: The Latin word centurion refers to an officer in charge of 100 men. Jesus as the Son of God was announced by many voices. God declared it(1:11; 9:7). Demons also recognized it (1:24, 34; 3:11; 5:7). Mark states it at the beginning of the Gospel (1:1). Jesus himself speaks about it (12:6; 13:32; 14:61–62). Now, a Gentile (non-Jewish) officer also declares it.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:39

• Centurion
• Jesus Continued
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Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• 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
• 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