# Matthew 27:54

> When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

— Matthew 27:54, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 27:36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/36
- Mark 15:39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/39
- Matthew 27:43 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/43
- Luke 23:47-49 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/47
- Romans 1:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/1/4
- Matthew 4:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/4/3
- Matthew 8:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/8/5
- Acts 21:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21/32

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/54
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27
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