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All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned beating their breasts.
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From Spectacle to Awe
Commentators explain that the crowd initially gathered for a 'spectacle' (the Greek word is 'theōria'). However, after witnessing the supernatural darkness and the solemn death of Jesus, their attitude shifted from mockery to awe. They returned home slowly, filled with fear and the weight of what they had seen.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The things which were done. The earthquake, the darkness, and the sufferings of Jesus.
Smote their breasts. As a sign of al…
Certainly (οντως). Really, old adverb from the participle ον from ειμ, to be. Used also in 24:34 of the resurrection of Jesus.
19th Century
Anglican
To that sight.—The word is used by St. Luke only in the New Testament, and exactly expresses the purpose of those who had come to…
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Baptist
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
What …
After Jesus’ death, Luke calls on the centurion as a witness to Jesus’ uniqueness. His words in his gospel emphasize, as in the trial scene, the in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all the people that came together to that sight To see the execution of Jesus; and some of them might be his inv…
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