Mark 15:39

39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,^[a] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

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Mark 15:39 in Other Translations

KJV

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.

ESV

39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

NLT

39 When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

MSG

39 When the Roman captain standing guard in front of him saw that he had quit breathing, he said, "This has to be the Son of God!"

CSB

39 When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "This man really was God's Son!"

Mark 15:39 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:39

And when the centurion, which stood over against him
To watch him, that nobody released him, and that he did not come down from the cross himself;

saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost;
that he cried with so loud and strong a voice, and the next moment expired:

he said, truly this man was the Son of God;
and so said the rest of the soldiers that were with them, as appears from ( Matthew 27:54 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 27:54).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 15:39 In-Context

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.

41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

Cross References 2

1. ver 45
2. Mark 1:1,11; Mark 9:7; S Matthew 4:3

Footnotes 1

[a]. Some manuscripts "saw that he died with such a cry"