Luke - 23:47



47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 23:47.

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Now the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man.
Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.
And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'
The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
Now, the centurion, seeing what had happened, glorified God, saying, "Truly, this man was the Just One."
The Roman captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming, "This must have been a good man!"

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(15) Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
(15) Christ, as often as it pleases him, causes his very enemies to give honourable witness that he is right.

Now when the centurion saw what was done,.... The eclipse of the sun, the darkness upon the land, the earthquake, the rocks rent, and Jesus expire in so uncommon a manner:
he glorified God; by confessing that Christ was the Son of God, and declaring him an innocent person:
saying, certainly, this was a righteous man; clear of the charges exhibited against him, and has suffered wrongfully; and this he concluded from those unusual appearances, and which he considered as tokens of divine resentment.

Certainly this was a righteous man - Which implies an approbation of all he had done and taught.

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