Luke 23:47
“Now when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.”
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Luke 23:47 Context
45And the Sunne was darkened, and the vaile of the temple was rent in the mids. 46¶ And when Iesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: And hauing said thus, he gaue vp the ghost. 47Now when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 49And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood a farre off, beholding these things.
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Other Translations for Luke 23:47
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- King James Version
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he {began} praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
- Basic English Bible
Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.
- Darby Bible
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Webster's Bible
The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."
- Weymouth Bible
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."
- World English Bible
And the centurien seynge that thing that was don, glorifiede God, and seide, Verili this man was iust.
- Wycliffe Bible
And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, `Really this man was righteous;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 23:47
23:47 Certainly this was a righteous man - Which implies an approbation of all he had done and taught.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 23:47
Lu 23:47,48 When the centurion saw, etc. See notes on Mt 27:54-56.