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.”
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | Ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| ἑκατόνταρχος | hekatontarchos | the centurion | G1543 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | him | G846 → |
| τηροῦντες | tērountes | keeping guard over | G5083 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 → |
| ἰδόντες | idontes | having seen | G1492 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| σεισμὸν | seismon | earthquake | G4578 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | the [things that] | G3588 → |
| γενόμενα | genomena | were happening | G1096 → |
| ἐφοβήθησαν | ephobēthēsan | feared | G5399 → |
| σφόδρα | sphodra | greatly | G4970 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying; | G3004 → |
| ἀληθῶς | alēthōs | Truly | G230 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | God’s | G2316 → |
| υἱὸς | huios | Son | G5207 → |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 → |
| οὗτος.¶ | houtos | this. | G3778 → |
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