Mark 15:39 meaning and explanation
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, Berean Standard Bible
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The centurion was the Roman officer in charge of the execution squad, a pagan soldier who had watched Jesus die. In Mark's Gospel the first human to call Jesus God's Son is not a disciple or a religious leader but this outsider, and he speaks at the moment of death rather than during the miracles.
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