Then Caiaphas laughed and said, "Let be; let us see whether Elias will come to save him."
Then Jesus raising his head with a great effort to heaven, and breathing heavily cried with a loud voice and said, "It is finished. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!" And as Jesus spoke these words his head fell forward on his breast and he gave up the ghost. Then suddenly the earth rocked and shook violently—thunder pealed—fierce lightnings flashed—darkness fell like a pall over the scene—the people stood trembling with fear.
"It is finished."
The priests and the people cried out in terror, saying: "What a dreadful earthquake! Do you hear the crash of falling rocks? Woe, woe be to us!"
But the centurion said, "Certainly, this was a righteous man."
Another soldier replied, "God himself bears witness by these convulsions of nature."
The centurion said, "Oh, his patience in the worst agony, his noble calm, this last loud cry to heaven at the moment before death, all betoken his divine origin. Verily, he is a Son of God!"
"Come neighbors," said Oziel, "I will remain no longer in this terrible place."