English Standard Version
Mark 15:39
39And 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!"
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!”
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
Context of Mark 15:39
37And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 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!" 40There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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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 to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.
- Matthew 8:5When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,
- Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
- Acts 27:1And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
- Matthew 27:43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
- Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!"
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
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
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- 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
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