Matthew 27:54 (WEB)
Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Catechism · 1
“Those who called Jesus "son of God", as the Messiah of Israel, perhaps meant nothing more than this.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. I Chr 17:13; Ps 2:7; Mt 27:54; Lk 23:47.
Fathers and councils · 32
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus II.36Book II
“…they who with him kept watch over Jesus, on seeing the earthquake, and the events that occurred, were greatly afraid, saying, “This man was the Son of God.”” — editor's note: Cf. Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.6Discourse III
“…them arose; and, what is wonderful, they who were then present and had before denied Him, then seeing these signs, confessed that ‘truly He was the Son of God.’” — editor's note: Vid. Matt. xxvii. 54. Vid. Or. ii. 16; 35, n. 2. Cf. Leo’s Tome (Ep. 28.) 4. Nyssen, contr. Eunom. iv. p. 161. Ambros. Epist. i. 46. n. 7. vid. Hil. Trin. x.…
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And the Angel says to them again, Fear not ye; I say not to the soldiers, fear not, but to you; as for them, let them be afraid, that, taught by experience, they may bear witness and say, Truly this was the Son of God; but you ought not to be afraid, for perfect love casteth out fear.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Ambrose of Milan
“The centurion said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Augustine of Hippo
“The same evangelist then continues as follows: “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.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 54.
Read the whole comment“The Lord, however, was found to be already dead, and the men marvelled; and they who despised Him when living, so wondered at Him when dead, that some of them said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on John
“(Matt. 27:54) The event answered the prediction.” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“And so the “pressure” must be maintained up to that hour in which the orb—involved from the sixth hour in a general darkness—performed for its dead Lord a sorrowful act of duty; so that we too may then return to enjoyment when the universe regained its sunshine.” — editor's note: See Matt. xxvii. 45–54; Mark xvi. 33–39; Luke xxiii. 44–47.
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Basil the Great
“At one time it uses terms descriptive of His nature, for it recognises the “name which is above every name,” the name of Son, and speaks of true Son, and only begotten God, and Power of God, and Wisdom, and Word.” — editor's note: cf. Matt. xiv. 33, and xxvii. 54.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“The centurion of the cohort, the guardian of the cross, cries out, Truly this was the Son of God.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxvii. 54.
Read the whole comment“The centurion sees the mighty workings of Christ’s power; and this is the witness borne by him:—Truly this was the Son of God.” — editor's note: St. Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Aphrahat
“Before Mordecai, Haman proclaimed, Thus shall it be done to the man, in honouring whom the king is pleased; and as for Jesus, His preachers came out of the People that persecuted Him, and they said:—This is Jesus the San of God.” — editor's note: Matt. xxvii. 54.
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Leo the Great
“The New Testament also was being ratified, and in the blood of Christ the heirs of the eternal Kingdom were being enrolled; the High Pontiff was entering the Holy of Holies, and to intercede with God the spotless Priest was passing in through the veil of His flesh.” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. x. 20: and below, S. Matt. xxvii. 51 and 54.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
Great things were done at the moment that Jesus cried with a great voice.
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
The wording sufficiently shews that the veil was rent just when He gave up the ghost. If he had not added, “And, lo!” but had merely said, “And the veil of the temple was rent,: it would have been uncertain whether…
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It is understood that there were two veils; one veiling the Holy of Holies, the other, the outer part of the tabernacle or temple. In the Passion then of our Lord and Saviour, it was the outer veil which was rent…
Read the whole comment - Leo the GreatCatena Aurea on Matthew
The sudden commotion in the elements is a sufficient sign in witness of His venerable Passion, “The earth quaked, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened.”
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
It is not doubtful to any what these great signs signify according to the letter, namely, that heaven and earth and all things should bear witness to their crucified Lord.
Read the whole comment - Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on Matthew
“The earth quaked,” because it was unequal to contain such a body; “the rocks rent,” for the Word of God that pierces all strong and mighty things, and the virtue of the eternal Power had penetrated them; “the graves…
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When He remained on the cross they had said tauntingly, “He saved others, himself he cannot save.” But what He would not do for Himself, that He did and more than that for the bodies of the Saints. For if it was a…
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As Lazarus rose from the dead, so also did many bodies of the Saints rise again to shew forth the Lord’s resurrection; yet notwithstanding that the graves were opened, they did not rise again before the Lord rose,…
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But some one will ask, what became of those who rose again when the Lord rose. We must believe that they rose again to be witnesses of the Lord’s resurrection. Some have said that they died again, and were turned to…
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These same mighty works are still done every day; the veil of the temple is rent for the Saints, in order to reveal the things that are contained within. The earthquakes, that is, all flesh because of the new word…
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
It is no contradiction here that Matthew says, that “The centurion and they that were with him, watching Jesus, feared when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done;” while Luke says, that he wondered…
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Observe, that in the very midst of the offence of His passion the Centurion acknowledges the Son of God, while Arius in the Church proclaims Him a creature.
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Whence with good reason by the Centurion is denoted the faith of the Church, which, when the veil of heavenly mysteries had been rent by the Lord’s death, immediately asserts Jesus to be both very Man, and truly Son…
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From this example then of the Centurion let the substance of the earth tremble in the punishment of it Redeemer, let the rocks of unbelieving minds be rent, and those who were pent up in these sepulchres of mortality…
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It was a Jewish custom, and held no disgrace, according to the manners of the people of old, for women to minister of their substance, food, and clothing to their teachers. This Paul says, that he refused, because it…
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In Mark the third is called Salome.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
These women thus watching the things that are done are the most compassionate, the most sorrowful. They had followed Him ministering, and remained by Him in danger, shewing the highest courage, for when the disciples…
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‘See,’ says Helvidius, ‘Jacob and Joseph are the sons of Mary the Lord’s mother, whom the Jews call the brethren of Christ. [marg. note: Mark 6:3] He is also called James the less, to distinguish him from James the…
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We might have supposed that some of the women stood “afar off,” as three Evangelists say, and others “near the cross,” as John says, had not Matthew and Mark reckoned Mary Magdalen among those that stood afar off,…
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Matthew 27:54 and Luke 23:48 share the same wording (9 words).
Matthew 27:54 and Revelation 10:6 share the same wording (12 words).
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Cited together in Catechism §441 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Hilary of Poitiers on John 17:1–5 (Catena Aurea).
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Cited together in Against Celsus II.36.
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 27:51–56 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.18 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.18 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.18.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Catechism §441.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 68.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.18.