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Matthew 27:54
“Now the centurion, and those who 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.”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
52
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
54
Now the centurion, and those who 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.
55
Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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