Luke 23:47

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 15:39 : 39 And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
  • Luke 23:41 : 41 And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.

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  • Mark 15:37-39
    3 verses
    84%

    37And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    38And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

    39And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

  • Matt 27:54
    80%

    54Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

  • Luke 23:37-46
    10 verses
    77%

    37And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

    38And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    39And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

    40But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

    41And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.

    42And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.

    43And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.

    44And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;

    45The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

    46And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

  • Luke 23:48
    74%

    48And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.

  • Mark 15:43-45
    3 verses
    72%

    43There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

    44And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

    45And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

  • Mark 15:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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  • Luke 23:33-35
    3 verses
    72%

    33And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

    34And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    35And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

  • Luke 23:50-52
    3 verses
    71%

    50Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

    51(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

    52This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.

  • Matt 27:36-39
    4 verses
    71%

    36And they were seated there watching him.

    37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    38Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

    39And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

  • Matt 27:49-51
    3 verses
    71%

    49And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

    50And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    51And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

  • Matt 27:43-44
    2 verses
    70%

    43He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

  • Matt 27:47
    70%

    47And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

  • Matt 8:5
    69%

    5And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

  • Luke 7:6
    69%

    6And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

  • Acts 13:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

    30But God gave him back from the dead:

  • Luke 18:43
    69%

    43And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

  • Mark 15:32
    69%

    32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

  • John 19:30
    69%

    30So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.

  • Matt 27:23
    69%

    23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Luke 7:2
    69%

    2And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

  • Luke 24:20
    69%

    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Mark 14:63
    68%

    63And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses?

  • Acts 22:26
    68%

    26And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • Luke 22:37
    68%

    37For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

  • Luke 23:4
    67%

    4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.