Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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Gill's Exposition
And he took it down,.... From the cross, with the help of others, having obtained leave of Pilate so to do;
and wrapped it in linen; as was the custom of the Jews in burying their dead; See Gill on…
See the notes at Mat 27:52-55. Luk 23:48 The things which were done - The earthquake, the darkness, and the sufferings of Jesus. Smote their breasts - In token of alarm, fear, and anguish. They saw…
In these verses we have three things: -
I. Christ's dying magnified by the prodigies that attended it: only two are here mentioned, which we had an account of before. 1. The darkening of the sun at…
Cambridge Bible
the centurion who commanded the quaternion of soldiers. It is remarkable that St Luke gives us several instances of -good centurions," Luk 7:2; Luk 23:47; Act 10:1; Act 22:26; Act 27:43.
saw what was…