Mark 15:39

World English Bible (2000)

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!"

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  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
  • Luke 23:47-48 : 47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man." 48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
  • Matt 27:43 : 43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
  • Matt 8:5-9 : 5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him, 6 and saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented." 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." 8 The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Most certainly I tell you, I haven't found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
  • Mark 15:44-45 : 44 Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long. 45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
  • Acts 10:1 : 1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
  • Acts 27:1-3 : 1 When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. 2 Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 27:54
    87%

    54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."

  • Luke 23:44-47
    4 verses
    84%

    44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

    45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

    46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.

    47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

  • Mark 15:32-38
    7 verses
    83%

    32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

    33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

    34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

    35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."

    36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down."

    37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.

    38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

  • Matt 27:49-51
    3 verses
    78%

    49 The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."

    50 Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

    51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

  • Matt 27:42-47
    6 verses
    77%

    42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

    43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

    44 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.

    45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

    46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

    47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

  • Mark 15:44-46
    3 verses
    76%

    44 Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

    45 When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

    46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

  • John 19:30
    75%

    30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

  • Mark 15:40
    74%

    40 There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

  • Matt 27:39-40
    2 verses
    72%

    39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

    40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

  • Mark 15:24-30
    7 verses
    72%

    24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.

    25 It was the third hour, and they crucified him.

    26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

    27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

    28 The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."

    29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

    30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

  • Luke 23:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

    39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!"

  • Matt 14:33
    71%

    33 Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

  • Acts 13:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

    30 But God raised him from the dead,

  • Mark 14:63
    70%

    63 The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses?

  • Mark 15:13
    70%

    13 They cried out again, "Crucify him!"

  • Mark 3:11
    70%

    11 The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, "You are the Son of God!"

  • Matt 27:35
    70%

    35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,

  • Luke 23:34-35
    2 verses
    70%

    34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

    35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

  • John 19:7
    69%

    7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

  • Luke 22:70
    69%

    70 They all said, "Are you then the Son of God?" He said to them, "You say it, because I am."

  • John 19:35
    69%

    35 He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

  • Matt 27:37
    69%

    37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."