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Luke 23:48
Luke 23:48 is verse 48 of Luke chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
King James Version
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
World English Bible
All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests.
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Luke 23:46–50 · Berean Standard Bible
46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48 And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
49 But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
Jeremiah 31:19After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”