And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.
Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
