John Bengel Commentary - Luke 23:47 - 23:47

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Luk 23:47. Ὄντως, in very truth) Previously it seemed a matter of doubt to the spectators: now he affirms it as a certainty.-δίκαιος, a righteous) In this proclaiming (open avowal) of His righteousness, is contained the approval, on the part of the centurion, of all the words of Jesus, even of the doctrine as to Jesus being the Son of God, Luk 23:4; [‘Father,’ implying that He was “Son of God.” Therefore the expression is, “Truly this was the Son of God,” in] Mat 27:54, inasmuch as this was the very subject about which the discussion had been even before Pilate. Joh 19:7 [“By our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God”]. Comp. Isa 41:26; Isa 41:23.[265]

[265] “Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may say, He is righteous?-Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods.” This contrasts with the heathen gods Him of whom alone the centurion’s declaration could be made, He is righteous,-E. and T.