Mark 15:39
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
παρίστημι
having stood
Expand ↓
παρίστημι
To stand before, to present, to be at hand. Paristemi. Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life. Surrender is not weakness. It is wisdom.
tap to close ↑
κράζω
having cried out
Expand ↓
κράζω
To cry out, to call aloud. Krazo. My God my God why have you forsaken me. The cry of dereliction is the most honest prayer in Scripture. God can handle our rawest moments.
tap to close ↑
θεός
God
Expand ↓
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
tap to close ↑
ἀληθῶς
Truly
Expand ↓
ἀληθῶς
Truly, indeed, in very deed. Alethos. Truly this man was the Son of God. The centurion who watched Jesus die recognised what the religious leaders refused to see.
tap to close ↑
εἴδω
Having seen
Expand ↓
εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
tap to close ↑
κεντυρίων
centurion
Expand ↓
κεντυρίων
a centurion, i.e. captain of one hundred soldiers
tap to close ↑
ἔπω
he said;
Expand ↓
ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
tap to close ↑
ἐναντίος
opposite of
Expand ↓
ἐναντίος
opposite; figuratively, antagonistic
tap to close ↑
εἰμί
was.
Expand ↓
εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
tap to close ↑
ἐκπνέω
He breathed His last,
Expand ↓
ἐκπνέω
to expire
tap to close ↑