Some who watched Jesus suffer became believers, at least to some degree, including a robber on a stake next to him and the army officer viewing the execution.
كَتَبَ بُطْرُسُ :‏ « مَا كَانَ يَرُدُّ ٱلشَّتْمَ وَهُوَ يُشْتَمُ ،‏ وَلَا كَانَ يُهَدِّدُ وَهُوَ يَتَأَلَّمُ » .‏