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.
• 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!”
• 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

37With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. 38The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 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!” 40Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

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 to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
• Matthew 8:5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
• Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
• Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
• Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
• Luke 23:47The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

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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• Centurion
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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