⁴⁷ When the Roman officer^[a] overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.^[b]”

³⁹ When the Roman officer^[a] who stood facing him^[b] saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

⁵⁴ The Roman officer^[a] and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

⁴¹ We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”

⁸ Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority.

⁷ The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”