Mark 15:39

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“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!””

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Read Mark 15:39 in the flow of Mark15 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Mark15 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“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!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:39 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
  2. Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  3. Matthew 27:54When 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.”
  4. Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
  5. Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
  6. Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  7. 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.
  8. Acts 27:43But 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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