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Luke 23:47

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 47 Because of seeing what occurred, the army officer began to glorify God, saying: “Truly, this man was righteous.”+

Luke 23:47

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 47 Ἰδὼν Having seen δὲ but ὁ the ἑκατοντάρχης centurion τὸ the (thing) γενόμενον having occurred ἐδόξαζεν was glorifying τὸν the θεὸν God λέγων saying Ὄντως Essentially ὁ the ἄνθρωπος man οὗτος this δίκαιος righteous ἦν. was.

Luke 23:47

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 47 Because of seeing what occurred the army officer* began to glorify God, saying: “Really this man was righteous.”+

Luke 23:47

The Bible in Living English
- 47 And the centurion, seeing what had happened, glorified God, saying “This man really was a saint”;

Luke 23:47

American Standard Version
- 47 And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

Luke 23:47

The Emphasized Bible
- 47 And the centurion beholding that which came to pass began to glorify God, saying—In very deed this man was righteous.

Luke 23:47

King James Version
- 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 23:47
  
  army officer: Or “centurion,” that is, one in command of about 100 soldiers in the Roman army. According to the parallel accounts in Matthew and Mark, he also acknowledged that Jesus “was God’s Son.”—Mt 27:54; Mr 15:39.