Matthew 27:54

New International Reader's Version

The Roman commander and those guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened. They were terrified. They exclaimed, “He was surely the Son of God!”

Cross References

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I am commanding you in the name of the living God. May he judge you if you don’t tell the truth. Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

Matthew 27:36

They sat down and kept watch over him there.

Matthew 27:40

and said, “So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? Then save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him. He’s the one who said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Matthew 27:51

At that moment the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split.

Matthew 4:3

The tempter came to him. He said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman commander came to him. He asked Jesus for help.

Mark 15:39

A Roman commander was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. Then he said, “This man was surely the Son of God!”

Luke 22:70

They all asked, “Are you the Son of God then?” He replied, “You say that I am.”

John 19:7

The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God.”

Acts 10:1

A man named Cornelius lived in Caesarea. He was a Roman commander in the Italian Regiment.

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, it had a deep effect on them. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

Acts 21:32

Right away he took some officers and soldiers with him. They ran down to the crowd. The people causing the trouble saw the commander and his soldiers. So they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the commanders. He said to him, “Take this young man to the commanding officer. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:23

Then the commanding officer called for two of his commanders. He ordered them, “Gather a company of 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen and 200 men armed with spears. Get them ready to go to Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.

Acts 27:1

It was decided that we would sail for Italy. Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a Roman commander named Julius. He belonged to the Imperial Guard.

Acts 27:43

But the commander wanted to save Paul’s life. So he kept the soldiers from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and swim to land.

Romans 1:4

By the Holy Spirit, he was appointed to be the mighty Son of God. God did this by raising him from the dead. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.

Revelation 11:13

At that same time there was a powerful earthquake. A tenth of the city crumbled and fell. In the earthquake, 7,000 people were killed. Those who lived through it were terrified. They gave glory to the God of heaven.