45 because[a] the light of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart down the middle. 46 And Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit!”[b] And after he[c] said this, he expired.

47 Now when[d] the centurion saw what had happened, he began to praise[e] God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:45 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“failed”) which is understood as causal
  2. Luke 23:46 A quotation from Ps 31:5
  3. Luke 23:46 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“said”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 23:47 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Luke 23:47 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to praise”)