and sat down there on guard.
Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, »Assuredly he was God's Son.«
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, »This man was indeed God's Son.«
But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;
