39And 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.
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Now 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.
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. …
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-41)Here we have an account of Christ’s dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three hours, from noon till three of the clock. Now the scripture was fulfilled (Amos 8:9), I will cause the sun to go down at noon , and I will darken the earth in the clear day ; and Jer. 15:9; Her sun i…
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