Mark 15:45

Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

and speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build Yahweh’s temple;

When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

and they sat and watched him there.

When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

Nevertheless even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it, so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.