Luc 23:48

48 Et tous ceux qui assistaient en foule à ce spectacle, après avoir vu ce qui était arrivé, s'en retournèrent, se frappant la poitrine.

Luc 23:48 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:48

And all the people that came together to that sight
To see the execution of Jesus; and some of them might be his inveterate enemies, and came to insult him, and did insult him; many of these, though not every individual of them:

beholding the things which were done;
the eclipse, earthquake

smote their breasts;
as conscious of guilt, and as fearing some dreadful judgment would fall upon them, and their nation, for this sin of crucifying Christ. The Persic version reads, "they went back, and kneeled down, and prostrated themselves to the ground"; as being in the utmost astonishment, confusion, fear, and dread:

and returned;
to the city, and to their own houses, where they might more seriously, and with the greater composure of mind, reflect on these things.

Luc 23:48 In-Context

46 Jésus s'écria d'une voix forte: Père, je remets mon esprit entre tes mains. Et, en disant ces paroles, il expira.

47 Le centenier, voyant ce qui était arrivé, glorifia Dieu, et dit: Certainement, cet homme était juste.

48 Et tous ceux qui assistaient en foule à ce spectacle, après avoir vu ce qui était arrivé, s'en retournèrent, se frappant la poitrine.

49 Tous ceux de la connaissance de Jésus, et les femmes qui l'avaient accompagné depuis la Galilée, se tenaient dans l'éloignement et regardaient ce qui se passait.

50 Il y avait un conseiller, nommé Joseph, homme bon et juste,