Mark - 15:39



39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:39.

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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.
And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God.
And when the centurion who stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and expired, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, 'Truly this man was Son of God.'
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.
Then the centurion who stood opposite him, seeing that he had expired while crying out in this way, said: "Truly, this man was the Son of God."
The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, "This man must indeed have been God's son!"

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And when the centurion, which stood over against him,.... To watch him, that nobody released him, and that he did not come down from the cross himself;
saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost; that he cried with so loud and strong a voice, and the next moment expired:
he said, truly this man was the Son of God; and so said the rest of the soldiers that were with them, as appears from Matthew 27:54; see Gill on Matthew 27:54.

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