Mark 15:39

³⁷ But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

³⁸ And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

⁴⁰ And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

⁴¹ These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
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.
WEB: 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!”
ASV: And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
DARBY: And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.
BLB: And the centurion standing opposite of Him, having seen that in this way He breathed His last, said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

ÅB: Men da høvedsmannen, som sto like imot ham, så at han utåndet med et slikt rop, sa han: Sannelig, denne mann var Guds Sønn!
OTB: Da høvedsmannen, som sto rett foran Ham, så hvordan Han døde, sa han: «Sannelig, denne mannen var Guds Sønn!»
B1930: Men da høvedsmannen, som stod like imot ham, så at han utåndet med et sådant rop, sa han: Sannelig, denne mann var Guds Sønn!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 23:47–48
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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Matthew 27:54
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
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Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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Acts 10:1
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
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Acts 27:1–3
When 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.
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Matthew 8:5–10
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
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Mark 15:44–45
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
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Acts 27:43
But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
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