Mark 15:39

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 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 23:47-48 : 47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man. 48 And 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.
  • Matt 27:43 : 43 He 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.
  • Matt 8:5-9 : 5 And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request, 6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain. 7 And he said to him, I will come and make him well. 8 And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well. 9 Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 10 And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.
  • Mark 15:44-45 : 44 And 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. 45 And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.
  • Acts 10:1 : 1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;
  • Acts 27:1-3 : 1 And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band. 2 And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 27:54
    87%

    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 23:44-47
    4 verses
    84%

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

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

    46 And 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.

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

  • Mark 15:32-38
    7 verses
    83%

    32 Let 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.

    33 And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

    34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

    35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

    36 And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

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

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

  • Matt 27:49-51
    3 verses
    78%

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

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

    51 And 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 27:42-47
    6 verses
    77%

    42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

    43 He 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.

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

    45 Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

    46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

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

  • Mark 15:44-46
    3 verses
    76%

    44 And 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.

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

    46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

  • John 19:30
    75%

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

  • Mark 15:40
    74%

    40 And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

  • Matt 27:39-40
    2 verses
    72%

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

    40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Mark 15:24-30
    7 verses
    72%

    24 And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

    25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

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    29 And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

    30 Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

  • Luke 23:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

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

    39 And 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.

  • Matt 14:33
    71%

    33 And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

  • Acts 13:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 And 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.

    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

  • Mark 14:63
    70%

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

  • Mark 15:13
    70%

    13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

  • Mark 3:11
    70%

    11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

  • Matt 27:35
    70%

    35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

  • Luke 23:34-35
    2 verses
    70%

    34 And 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.

    35 And 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.

  • John 19:7
    69%

    7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • Luke 22:70
    69%

    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • John 19:35
    69%

    35 And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

  • Matt 27:37
    69%

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