Matthew 27:54
Now the centurion, and those with him watching over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that happened, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
55And many women were there watching from afar, who followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,
Cross References
Matthew 4:3And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 27:40and saying, Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Mark 15:39And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Luke 23:47And when the centurion saw that which happened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.
Acts 2:37Now having heard this, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, Men, brothers, what will we do?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57
The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →