Then they sat down to keep watch over him.
When the Roman commander and those who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and everything that had happened, they were terrified and exclaimed, “He had to be the Son of God!”
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. He called for the Roman commander and asked if Jesus had already died.
When the Roman commander who was standing there in front of Jesus saw how he died, he exclaimed, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
Above his head they placed a written charge against him. It read, this is Jesus, the king of the jews.
