Luke 23:47
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Now when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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- Mark 15:39Rank 1 from verse 47
39¶ 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.
39¶ And when the Centurion which stood ouer against him, saw that hee so cryed out, and gaue vp the ghost, hee said, Truely this man was the Sonne of God.
- Matthew 27:54Rank 2 from verse 47
54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
54Now when the Centurion, and they that were with him, watching Iesus, saw the earthquake, & those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truely this was the Son of God.
- Luke 23:41Rank 3 from verse 47
- Matthew 9:8Rank 4 from verse 47
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Luke 23:47
A Roman military captain set over a hundred men.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of glorify, meaning to honour, praise, magnify, exalt, make glorious, display glory in, or cause the excellence and worth of a person or name to be acknowledged.
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The one true God.
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Surely, truly, definitely, or without doubt.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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46¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
46¶ And when Iesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, *Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: And hauing said thus, he gaue vp the ghost.
47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
47Now when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Selected passage48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.