Matthew 27:54

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Summary

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Saw

Mark 15:39

Luke 23:47

Feared

Truly

Romans 1:4

General references

Bible References

Saw

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

Feared

Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,

And in that hour there was a great earth-shock and a tenth part of the town came to destruction; and in the earth-shock seven thousand persons came to their end: and the rest were in fear, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Truly

You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,

General references

So that it may be pleasing to the Lord, let him give a male, without any mark, from among the oxen or the sheep or the goats.

Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.

And they were seated there watching him.

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.