⁴⁷ On seeing what had taken place, the centurion praised God and said, “Surely, this man was innocent.” ⁴⁸ When all the people who had gathered there to witness the spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.^{[a] 49} However, all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance and watched all these events.