Matthew 27:54

Contemporary English Version 1995

The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “This man really was God's Son!”

Cross References

Mark 15:39

A Roman army officer was standing in front of Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:36

Then they sat down to guard him.

Matthew 27:43

He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son.”

Acts 27:43

But Captain Julius wanted to save Paul's life, and he did not let the soldiers do what they had planned. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water and head for shore.

Acts 27:1

When it was time for us to sail to Rome, Captain Julius from the Emperor's special troops was put in charge of Paul and the other prisoners.

Acts 23:23

The commander called in two of his officers and told them, “By nine o'clock tonight have 200 soldiers ready to go to Caesarea. Take along 70 men on horseback and 200 foot soldiers with spears.

Acts 21:32

So he quickly took some soldiers and officers and ran to where the crowd had gathered. As soon as the mob saw the commander and soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus was going into the town of Capernaum, an army officer came up to him and said,

Matthew 4:3

Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”

Revelation 11:13

At that same moment there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were frightened and praised the God who rules in heaven.

Acts 23:17

So Paul said to one of the army officers, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 10:1

In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called “The Italian Unit.”

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they were very upset. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Friends, what should we do?”

John 19:7

The crowd replied, “He claimed to be the Son of God! Our law says that he must be put to death.”

Luke 22:70

Then they asked, “Are you the Son of God?” Jesus answered, “You say I am!”

Matthew 27:40

shouted, “So you're the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again in three days! If you are God's Son, save yourself and come down from the cross!”

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus did not answer. So the high priest said, “With the living God looking on, you must tell the truth. Are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”

Matthew 27:51

At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart.