The centurion who witnessed what had happened glorified God and said, “This man was innocent beyond doubt.”
And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split,
The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, and they said, “Truly, this was the Son of God!”
When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to human beings. The Call of Matthew.
When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.”
The Jews answered, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”