text_original: How strange to the Roman soldiers must those words have sounded, if they understood them! "What manner of man is this?" It is not surprising that tradition numbers these poor soldiers among the earliest converts to Jesus.
text_transcription: HOW STRANGE TO THE ROMAN SOLDIERS MUST THOSE WORDS HAVE SOUNDED IF THEY UNDERSTOOD THEM WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT TRADITION NUMBERS THESE POOR SOLDIERS AMONG THE EARLIEST CONVERTS TO JESUS
phonemes: hˌaʊ stɹˈeɪndʒ tə ðə ɹˈoʊmən sˈoʊldʒɚz mˈʌst ðoʊz wˈɜːdz hæv sˈaʊndᵻd, ɪf ðeɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðˌɛm! "wˌʌt mˈænɚɹ ʌv mˈæn ɪz ðˈɪs?" ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ðæt tɹɐdˈɪʃən nˈʌmbɚz ðiːz pˈʊɹ sˈoʊldʒɚz ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst kənvˈɜːts tə dʒˈiːzəs.