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The Death of Jesus

Mark 15:39

In 9 translations

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!”BYZ and TR saw how, having cried out, He had breathed His last
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.
LSV
and the centurion who was standing opposite Him, having seen that, having so cried out, He yielded the spirit, said, “Truly this Man was [the] Son of God.”
YLT
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.'
DBY
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.Elohim
DRC
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.
GNV
Nowe when the Centurion, which stoode ouer against him, sawe that he thus crying gaue vp the ghost, he saide, Truely this man was the Sonne of God.

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include κράξας (“having cried out”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
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  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place οὗτος elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place θεοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: οὕτως. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὕτως; Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont add κράξας.
  • SBLGNT: οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.
  • SBLGNT: θεοῦ ἦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θεοῦ ἦν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἦν θεοῦ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ κεντυρίων ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως ἐξέπνευσεν εἶπεν· Ἀληθῶς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος υἱὸς θεοῦ ἦν.
RP2018
Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ κεντυρίων ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως κράξας ἐξέπνευσεν, εἶπεν, Ἀληθῶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος υἱὸς ἦν θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ κεντυρίων ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτω κράξας ἐξέπνευσεν, εἶπεν, Ἀληθῶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος υἱὸς ἦν Θεοῦ.
SCR1894
ιδων δε ο κεντυριων ο παρεστηκως εξ εναντιας αυτου οτι ουτως κραξας εξεπνευσεν ειπεν αληθως ο ανθρωπος ουτος υιος ην θεου

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  • The crucifixion and burial of Jesus Soldiers crucify Jesus at Golgotha; in Mark, he is mocked, darkness falls, he cries out with the opening of Psalm 22 and dies, and the templ…

Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.”
  • Luke 23:47–48When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.” And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating…
  • Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  • Acts 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  • Matthew 8:5–10When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. The centurion answered, “Lord, I am…
  • Mark 15:44–45Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so. When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
  • Acts 27:1–3When 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. We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for…
  • 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.

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