Luke 23:48

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And all the crowds having come together to this spectacle, having seen the things having taken place, were turning back, beating their breasts.

Latin

Et omnis turba eorum, qui simul aderant ad spectaculum istud, et videbant quæ fiebant, percutientes pectora sua revertebantur.

Greek

English

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

they returned home beating their breasts: This was a sign of sorrow and mourning.

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!’
Jeremiah 31:19
After 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 2:37
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”