Matthew 27:54

New Century Version

When the army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were very frightened and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

Cross References

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus said nothing. Again the high priest said to Jesus, “I command you by the power of the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Matthew 27:36

The soldiers sat there and continued watching him.

Matthew 27:40

saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God, so let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Matthew 27:51

Then the curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks broke apart.

Matthew 4:3

The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus entered the city of Capernaum, an army officer came to him, begging for help.

Mark 15:39

When the army officer who was standing in front of the cross saw what happened when Jesus died, he said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

Luke 22:70

They all said, “Then are you the Son of God?” Jesus said to them, “You say that I am.”

John 19:7

The leaders answered, “We have a law that says he should die, because he said he is the Son of God.”

Acts 10:1

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, an officer in the Italian group of the Roman army.

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they felt guilty and asked Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do?”

Acts 21:32

Immediately he took some officers and soldiers and ran to the place where the crowd was gathered. When the people saw them, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”

Acts 23:23

Then the commander called two officers and said, “I need some men to go to Caesarea. Get two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred men with spears ready to leave at nine o’clock tonight.

Acts 27:1

It was decided that we would sail for Italy. An officer named Julius, who served in the emperor’s army, guarded Paul and some other prisoners.

Acts 27:43

But Julius, the officer, wanted to let Paul live and did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Instead he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water first and swim to land.

Revelation 11:13

In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city was destroyed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and those who did not die were very afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.