And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, surely this man was the Son of God — the centurion's confession is the human climax of the crucifixion — and it comes from the most unexpected source: a Roman officer, a Gentile, a soldier of the occupying force. Saw how he died — the loud cry, the unexpected strength, the manner of death — produces the confession. The Son of God title echoes the baptismal declaration (1:11) and the transfiguration voice (9:7). The first human to confess Jesus as Son of God without being corrected or silenced is a Roman centurion at the cross.

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