⁵⁴ When the centurion and those with him who were guarding^(A) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”^(B)

³⁶ And sitting down, they kept watch^(A) over him there.

³⁹ And when the centurion,^(A) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,^[a] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”^(B)

⁴³ He trusts in God. Let God rescue him^(A) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

⁴⁷ The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God^(A) and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” ⁴⁸ When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts^(B) and went away. ⁴⁹ But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,^(C) stood at a distance,^(D) watching these things.