Luke 23:47
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
KJV
ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης τὸ γενόμενον ἐδόξαζεν τὸν θεὸν λέγων· ὄντως ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος ἦν.
Greek NT
Videns autem centurio quod factum fuerat, glorificavit Deum, dicens : Vere hic homo justus erat.
Vulgate
And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
ASV
Now, the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίκαιος
dikaios
adjective · 79×
δοξάζω
doxazo
verb · 61×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἑκατοντάρχης
ekatontarches
noun · 20×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄντως
ontos
adverb · 10×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ἐδόξαζεν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐδόξαζεν | RP: ἐδόξασεν
- ἐδόξαζεν — SBLGNT
- ἐδόξαζεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐδόξασεν — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§441In the Old Testament, "son of God" is a title given to the angels, the Chosen People, the children of Israel, and their kings.44 It signifies an adoptive sonship that establishes a relationship of particular intimacy between God and his creature. When the promised Messiah-King is called "son of God", it does not necessarily imply that he was more than human, according to the li…
Source. Translated by George Prevost and revised by M.B. Riddle. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 10. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200188.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email a…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
- Heb 7:26 — For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- John 19:4 — Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
- Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
- Luke 23:41 — And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
- Mark 15:39 — 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.
- Mark 15:39 — 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.
- Matt 9:8 — But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
- Matt 27:19 — When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
- Matt 27:54 — 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.
- Matt 27:54 — 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.