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Luke 23:48
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46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, a‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” bHaving said this, He breathed His last.  
47 aSo when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”  
48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.
49 aBut all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.  

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

50 aNow behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.  
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Luke 23:48

Certainly (ontwv). Really, old adverb from the participle on from eimi, to be. Used also in Luke 24:34 of the resurrection of Jesus.

A righteous man (dikaiov). Mark 15:39 (Matthew 27:54) which see, represents the centurion as saying qeou uiov (God's Son) which may mean to him little more than "righteous man."

That came together (sunparagenomenoi). Double compound (sun, together, para, along), that came along together.

To this sight (epi thn qewrian tauthn). This spectacle (qewrian from qewrew, verse Luke 23:35).

Returned (upestrefon). Imperfect active of upostrefw. See them slowly wending their way back to the city from this Tragedy of the Ages which they had witnessed in awe.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 23:48:

Matthew 27:55

 

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