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spirit!" but this is not mentioned in the other two! The reporters are at divergence whether. Jesus' second cry and committing his soul was first, or the tearing of the curtain of the temple happened first: in Luke the curtain is torn asunder first and Jesus cries next, in Matthew and Mark the curtain is torn not only after Jesus' cry but also after he died. (10) Testimony of the centurion :. Luke says after the temple curtain was torn : "Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this man was innocent ! (Lk. 23:47). Mark: "" "And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, Truly this man was a son of God!" (Mk. 15:39). Matthew"When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, "Truly this was a son of God?" (Mt. 27:54). . These remarks are from synoptic Gospels. . John gives wide berth to this matter. First of all John's evasion is quaint. . Secondly several differences appear in the aforesaid statements. Mark says that the centurion passed his remark when he saw that Jesus had breathed his last. Luke first 59