Mark 15:39
New International Version
And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

New Living Translation
When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

English Standard Version
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Berean Standard Bible
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!”

Berean Literal Bible
And the centurion standing opposite of Him, having seen that He breathed His last, thus said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

King James Bible
And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

New King James Version
So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

New American Standard Bible
And when the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw that He died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

NASB 1995
When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

NASB 1977
And when the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Legacy Standard Bible
And when the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

Amplified Bible
When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last [being fully in control], he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Christian Standard Bible
When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”

American Standard Version
And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when that Centurion who was standing with him saw that he had so cried out and expired, he said, “Truly, this man was the Son of God.”

Contemporary English Version
A Roman army officer was standing in front of Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, "This man really was the Son of God!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God.

English Revised Version
And when the centurion, which stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the officer who stood facing Jesus saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, "Certainly, this man was the Son of God!"

Good News Translation
The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus had died. "This man was really the Son of God!" he said.

International Standard Version
When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"

Literal Standard Version
and the centurion who was standing opposite Him, having seen that, having so cried out, He yielded the spirit, said, “Truly this Man was [the] Son of God.”

Majority Standard Bible
When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had cried out and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

New American Bible
When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

NET Bible
Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

New Revised Standard Version
Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

New Heart English Bible
And 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."

Webster's Bible Translation
And when the centurion who stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and expired, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

Weymouth New Testament
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."

World English Bible
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!”

Young's Literal Translation
and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, 'Truly this man was Son of God.'

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Context
The Death of Jesus
38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39When 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!” 40And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.…

Cross References
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."

Mark 15:45
When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Luke 23:47
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, "Surely this was a righteous man."


Treasury of Scripture

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

the centurion.

Mark 15:44
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Matthew 8:5-10
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, …

Acts 10:1
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

he said.

Matthew 27:43,54
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God…

Luke 23:47,48
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man…

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Mark 15
1. Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.
6. Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released,
12. and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.
16. He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;
21. faints in bearing his cross;
27. hangs between two thieves;
29. suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;
39. but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;
42. and is honorably buried by Joseph.














(39) When the centurion.--St. Mark, after his manner, uses the actual Latin word, St. Matthew the Greek equivalent.

(39-47) See Notes on Matthew 27:54-61.

Verse 39. - And when the centurion, which stood by over against him (ὁ παρετηκὼς ἐξ ἐναντίας αὐτοῦ) saw that he so gave up the ghost. The words, "so cried out," are not in the most important authorities. It was the business of the centurion to watch all that took place, and to see that the sentence was executed. He must have been standing close under the cress; and there was that in the whole demeanour of the dying Sufferer, so different from anything that he had ever witnessed before, that it drew from him the involuntary exclamation, Truly this man was the Son of God. He had observed him through those weary hours; he had noticed the meekness and the dignity of the Sufferer; he had heard those words, so deeply impressed upon the faith and reverence of Christians, which fell from him from time to time as he hung there; and then at last he heard the piercing cry, so startling, so unexpected, which escaped him just before he yielded up his spirit; and he could come to no other conclusion than this, that he was in very deed God's Son. It has been supposed by some that this centurion was Longiuus, who was led by the miracles which accompanied the death of Christ, to acknowledge him to be the Son of God, and to be a herald of his resurrection, and was ultimately himself put to death for the sake of Christ in Cappadocia. St. Chrysostom repeats the common report, that on account of his faith he was at last crowned with martyrdom.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

centurion
κεντυρίων (kentyriōn)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2760: Of Latin origin; a centurion, i.e. Captain of one hundred soldiers.

standing there
παρεστηκὼς (parestēkōs)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3936: Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid.

in front of
ἐναντίας (enantias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1727: Opposite, opposed, contrary; the adversary. From enanti; opposite; figuratively, antagonistic.

[Jesus]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

saw
Ἰδὼν (Idōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

[how]
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

He had breathed His last,
ἐξέπνευσεν (exepneusen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1606: (lit: I breathe out), I breathe my last, expire. From ek and pneo; to expire.

he said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Truly
Ἀληθῶς (Alēthōs)
Adverb
Strong's 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly.

this
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God!”
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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