Luke 23:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.”

Luke 23:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 23:47 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 23:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.””

Luke 23:47 — World English Bible

Luke 23:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.”

Luke 23:47 — American Standard Version

Luke 23:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, `Really this man was righteous;'”

Luke 23:47 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 23:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.”

Luke 23:47 — Darby Translation

Luke 23:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Of a suretie this man was iust.”

Luke 23:47 — Geneva Bible

Luke 23:47 in Context — Luke 23

45 Y el sol se obscureció: y el velo del templo se rompió por medio.

46 Entonces Jesús, clamando á gran voz, dijo: Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu. Y habiendo dicho esto, espiró.

47 Y como el centurión vió lo que había acontecido, dió gloria á Dios, diciendo: Verdaderamente este hombre era justo.

48 Y toda la multitud de los que estaban presentes á este espectáculo, viendo lo que había acontecido, se volvían hiriendo sus pechos.

49 Mas todos sus conocidos, y las mujeres que le habían seguido desde Galilea, estaban lejos mirando estas cosas.

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What Does Luke 23:47 Mean?

Luke 23:47 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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