and said, “So, you’re going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? Then save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you’re the Son of God!”
“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. After all, it is written, “ ‘The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you. They will lift you up in their hands so that you don’t trip over a stone.’ ”
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!”
“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s supposed to be the king of Israel. Let him come down from that cross, and we’ll believe in him!