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Luke 23:47
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
Luke 23:47 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 23:47 in other translations
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
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In context
44 And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
45 The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
46 And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.
47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
48 And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.
49 And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man
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