The Death of Jesus^(A)

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. ⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”^[a]

⁴⁷ Some of those who stood there heard it and said, “This Man is calling for Elijah.”

⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with wine, and put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink. ⁴⁹ The rest said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

⁵⁰ And Jesus, when He had cried out again with a loud voice, released His spirit.

⁵¹ At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the ground shook, and the rocks split apart. ⁵² The graves also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had died were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the Holy City and appeared to many.

⁵⁴ When the centurion and those with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they feared greatly and said, “Truly He was the Son of God!”

⁵⁵ Many women who were there watching from afar followed Jesus from Galilee, serving Him, ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

The Death of Jesus^(A)

³³ When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”^[a]

³⁵ Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Listen, He is calling Elijah!”

³⁶ One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”

³⁷ But Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the spirit.

³⁸ And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ When the centurion^[b] who stood facing Him saw that He cried out and gave up the spirit, he said, “Truly, this Man was the Son of God.”

⁴⁰ There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joseph, and Salome. ⁴¹ They also had followed Him and had ministered to Him when He was in Galilee. And many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem were there.

The Death of Jesus^(A)

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst.” ²⁹ A bowl full of sour wine was placed there. So they put a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it to His mouth. ³⁰ When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.