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Berean Standard Bible

“When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!””

Mark 15:39

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Jesus has just died on the cross with a loud cry, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. A Roman centurion, the officer in charge of the execution, stood facing the cross.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

World English Bible (WEB)

When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

King James Version (KJV)

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the centurion who was standing across from him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, 'Truly this man was Son of God.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el centurión que estaba delante de él, viendo que había espirado así clamando, dijo: Verdaderamente este hombre era el Hijo de Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El centurión que estaba frente a Jesús, al oír el grito y ver que estaba muerto, dijo: —¡Verdaderamente este hombre era el Hijo de Dios!

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