The army officer saw what had happened, and he praised God, saying, “Certainly he was a good man!”
Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,
When the army officer and the soldiers with him who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and everything else that happened, they were terrified and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.
The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus had died. “This man was really the Son of God!” he said.
Ours, however, is only right, because we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong.”
The crowd answered back, “We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”