New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 23:47
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When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
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And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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And having seen that having taken place, the centurion was glorifying God, saying, “Truly this man was righteous.”
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Luke 23
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.
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