Luke 23:48
New International Version
When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.

New Living Translation
And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow.

English Standard Version
And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

Berean Standard Bible
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

Berean Literal Bible
And all the crowds having come together to this spectacle, having seen the things that had taken place, were returning home, beating the breasts.

King James Bible
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

New King James Version
And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.

New American Standard Bible
And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, beating their chests.

NASB 1995
And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.

NASB 1977
And all the multitudes who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.

Legacy Standard Bible
And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, were returning, beating their chests.

Amplified Bible
All the crowds who had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, began to return [to their homes], beating their breasts [as a sign of mourning or repentance].

Christian Standard Bible
All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests.

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And all the crowds which had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, returned while smiting on their chests.

Contemporary English Version
A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight, and saw the things that were done, returned striking their breasts.

English Revised Version
And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Crowds had gathered to see the sight. But when all of them saw what had happened, they cried and returned to the city.

Good News Translation
When the people who had gathered there to watch the spectacle saw what happened, they all went back home, beating their breasts in sorrow.

International Standard Version
When all the crowds who had come together for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they beat their chests and left.

Literal Standard Version
and all the multitudes having come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, turned back striking their breasts;

Majority Standard Bible
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

New American Bible
When all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts;

NET Bible
And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

New Revised Standard Version
And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts.

New Heart English Bible
All the crowds that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

Weymouth New Testament
And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts.

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.

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;

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Context
The Death of Jesus
47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.” 48And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts. 49But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.…

Cross References
Luke 8:52
Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

Luke 18:13
But 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!'


Treasury of Scripture

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

smote.

Luke 18:13
And 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.

Jeremiah 31:19
Surely 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.

Acts 2:37
Now 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?

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Luke 23
1. Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.
8. Herod mocks him.
12. Herod and Pilate become friends.
13. Barabbas is desired of the people,
24. and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified.
26. He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem;
34. prays for his enemies.
39. Two criminals are crucified with him.
46. His death.
50. His burial.














(48) 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 as to gaze on a "spectacle." These had probably taken little or no part in the insults and taunts of the priests, and now they went away awed, partly by the darkness, partly by the solemn majesty of that awful death.

Smote their breasts, and returned.--Better, returned, smiting their breasts. Both the verb and participle imply continuous action.

Verse 48. - And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. We must remember that the condemnation of the Christ was no spontaneous deed of the multitude. Their miserable share in the act was suggested to them by their rulers. In the multitude very quickly revulsion of feeling sets in, and they often regret the past with a bitter, useless regret. The wave of sorrow which seems to have swept across those wavering, unstable hearts, which induced them to smite their breasts in idle regret, was a dim and shadowy rehearsal of the mighty sorrow and true penitence which will one day, as their prophet told them, be the blessed lot of the once-loved people when "they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son" (Zechariah 12:10).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And [when]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people
ὄχλοι (ochloi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

who had gathered
συμπαραγενόμενοι (symparagenomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4836: From sun and paraginomai; to be present together, i.e. To convene; by implication, to appear in aid.

for
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

spectacle
θεωρίαν (theōrian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2335: A sight, spectacle. From the same as theoreo; spectatorship, i.e. a spectacle.

saw
θεωρήσαντες (theōrēsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

what
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

had taken place,
γενόμενα (genomena)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

they returned [home]
ὑπέστρεφον (hypestrephon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.

beating
τύπτοντες (typtontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5180: To beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.

[their]
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

breasts.
στήθη (stēthē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4738: The breast, chest. From histemi; the bosom, i.e. Chest.


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