Mark 15:39

39 ¹And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he^[a] breathed his last, he said, ²“Truly this man was the Son^[b] of God! ”

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).

Mark 15:39 In-Context

37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.

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

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! ”

40 There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

Cross References

• 1. 15:39 For ver. 39-41, see Matt. 27:54-56; Luke 23:47, 49
• 2. 15:39 Matt. 27:43

Footnotes

• [a] 15:39 Some manuscripts insert 'cried out and'
• [b] 15:39 Or 'a son'