And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
They put His accusation over His head, which read: this is jesus the king of the jews.
When the centurion and those with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they feared greatly and said, “Truly He was the Son of God!”
When the centurion who stood facing Him saw that He cried out and gave up the spirit, he said, “Truly, this Man was the Son of God.”
Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling for the centurion, he asked him whether He had been dead for a while.
