Matthew 27:54
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.
KJV
ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ τηροῦντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἰδόντες τὸν σεισμὸν καὶ τὰ γινόμενα ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα, λέγοντες· ἀληθῶς θεοῦ υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος.
Greek NT
Centurio autem, et qui cum eo erant, custodientes Jesum, viso terræmotu, et his quæ fiebant, timuerunt valde, dicentes : Vere Filius Dei erat iste.
Vulgate
Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
ASV
Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- γενόμενα — SBLGNT
- γενόμενα — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- γινόμενα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
- θεοῦ υἱὸς — SBLGNT
- θεοῦ υἱὸς — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- υἱὸς θεοῦ — Tregelles
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Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§441In the Old Testament, "son of God" is a title given to the angels, the Chosen People, the children of Israel, and their kings.44 It signifies an adoptive sonship that establishes a relationship of particular intimacy between God and his creature. When the promised Messiah-King is called "son of God", it does not necessarily imply that he was more than human, according to the li…
Cross-references
- Acts 21:32 — Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
- Acts 23:23 — And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
- Acts 27:1 — And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
- Acts 27:43 — But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
- John 1:34 — And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
- John 20:31 — But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
- Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c
- Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Mark 15:39 — And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Mark 15:39 — And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Matt 4:3 — And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
- Matt 8:5 — And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- Matt 8:5 — And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- Matt 14:33 — Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
- Matt 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matt 27:36 — And sitting down they watched him there;
- Matt 27:36 — And sitting down they watched him there;
- Matt 27:43 — He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
- Matt 27:51 — 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;
- Rev 2:18 — And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
- Rev 11:13 — And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God
- Rom 1:4 — And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: