Luke 23:47 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:47

When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

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ASV

And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

KJV

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now when the centurion saw what was done,.... The eclipse of the sun, the darkness upon the land, the earthquake, the rocks rent, and Jesus expire in so uncommon a manner: he glorified God; by confessing that Christ was the Son of God, and declaring him an innocent person: saying, certainly, this was a righteous man; clear of the charges exhibited against him, and has suffered wrongfully; and this he concluded from those unusual appearances, and which he considered as tokens of divine resentment.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Certainly this was a righteous man - Which implies an approbation of all he had done and taught.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰδὼν	Idōn	Having seen	G1492 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἑκατοντάρχης	hekatontarchēs	centurion	G1543 →
τὸ	to	that	G3588 →
γενόμενον	genomenon	having taken place	G1096 →
ἐδόξαζεν	edoxazen	he was glorifying	G1392 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸν	theon	God	G2316 →
λέγων·	legōn	saying;	G3004 →
ὄντως	ontōs	Certainly	G3689 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	man	G444 →
οὗτος	houtos	this	G3778 →
δίκαιος	dikaios	righteous	G1342 →
ἦν.	ēn	was.	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 19:7
“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
leads to
- Leviticus 24:16
  Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he…
- Romans 1:4
  and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 5:18
  Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
- Matthew 26:63–66
  But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Through
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.”
leads to
- Mark 15:39
  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!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 15:39
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!”
leads to
- 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.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 9:8
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
leads to
- Luke 7:16
  A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Matthew 15:31
  The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke