When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, “Truly this one was God’s Son!”