Mark 15:39

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”

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  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
  • Luke 23:47-48 : 47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.
  • Matt 27:43 : 43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
  • Matt 8:5-9 : 5 Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: 6 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.” 7 Jesus said to him,“I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied,“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof! Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him,“I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!
  • Mark 15:44-45 : 44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time. 45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
  • Acts 10:1 : 1 Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
  • Acts 27:1-3 : 1 Paul and Company Sail for Rome When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2 We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

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  • 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”

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    44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

    45 because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.

    46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said,“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.

    47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”

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    32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

    33 Jesus’ Death Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

    34 Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

    35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”

    36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”

    37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.

    38 And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.

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    49 But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”

    50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.

    51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

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    42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

    43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”

    44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

    45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

    46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

    47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,“This man is calling for Elijah.”

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    44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

    45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

    46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.

  • 30 When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said,“It is completed!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

  • 40 There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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    39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

    40 and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”

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    24 Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.

    25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.

    26 The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”

    27 And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

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    38 There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”

    39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

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    29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

    30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”

  • 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”

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    29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

    30 But God raised him from the dead,

  • 63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said,“Why do we still need witnesses?

  • 13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”

  • 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”

  • 35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

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    34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

    35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

  • 7 The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”

  • 70 So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

  • 35 And the person who saw it has testified(and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

  • 37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”