KJV King James Version
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
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Luke 23:48
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
WEB World English Bible
All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;
Surrounding context — Luke 23
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
50 And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a counseller; [and he was] a good man, and a just:
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) [he was] of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandπάντεςG3956 · pasallοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυμπαραγενόμενοιG4836 · sumparaginomaito assembleὄχλοιG3793 · ochloscrowdἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεωρίανG2335 · theōriasightταύτην,G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itθεωρήσαντεςG2334 · theōreōto see/experienceτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενόμενα,G1096 · ginomaito beτύπτοντεςG5180 · tuptōto strikeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoστήθηG4738 · stēthoschestὑπέστρεφον.¶G5290 · hupostrephōto return
Cross-references
Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Acts 2:37Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men [and] brethren, what shall we do?Jeremiah 31:19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon [my] thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
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