World English Bible
Luke 23:47
“When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man.”
Verse in context — Luke 23
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.
48
All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
49
All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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