⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).^{(A) 46} About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, ^[a]“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”^{(B) 47} When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for ^[b]Elijah.” ⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.^{(C) 49} But the rest said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [from death].” ⁵⁰ And Jesus cried out again with a loud [agonized] voice, and gave up His spirit [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan].^{(D) 51} And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was ^[c]torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart.^{(E) 52} The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life]; ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people. ⁵⁴ Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also many women there looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him. ⁵⁶ Among them was ^[d]Mary Magdalene, and ^[e]Mary the mother of ^[f]James and Joseph, and [Salome] the ^[g]mother of Zebedee’s sons [James and John].

³³ When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).^{(A) 34} And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”^{(B) 35} Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for ^[a]Elijah!” ³⁶ Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.”^{(C) 37} But Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His last [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan]. ³⁸ And the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from ^[b]top to bottom. ³⁹ When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last [being fully in control], he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

⁴⁰ Now some women also were watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and ^[c]Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and ^[d]Salome.^{(D) 41} When Jesus was in Galilee, they used to accompany him and minister to Him; and there were also many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

¹⁴ Now it was the day of Preparation for the ^[a]Passover [week], and it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”