Bible verse
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
Luke 23:47 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 23.
43 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48 And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
49 But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
51 who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
KJV
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
ASV
And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
ERV
And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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