The Death of Jesus

45 ^gNow from the sixth hour¹ there was ^hdarkness over all the land² until the ninth hour.³ 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus ⁱcried out with a loud voice, saying, ^j“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” 48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^ksour wine, and put it on a reed and ^lgave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether ^mElijah will come to save him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

51 And behold, the ⁿcurtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had ^ofallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 ^pWhen the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the ^qearthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son⁴ of God!”

55 There were also many ^rwomen there, looking on ^sfrom a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

The Death of Jesus

33 ^dAnd when the sixth hour¹ had come, there was ^edarkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.² 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus ^fcried with a loud voice, ^g“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with ^hsour wine, put it on a reed and ⁱgave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether ^jElijah will come to take him down.” 37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the ^kcurtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 ^lAnd when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he³ breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the ^mSon⁴ of God!”

40 There were also ⁿwomen looking on ^ofrom a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

The Death of Jesus

44 ^cIt was now about the sixth hour,¹ and there was ^ddarkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,² 45 while the sun’s light failed. And the ^ecurtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, ^fsaid, “Father, ^ginto your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. 47 ^hNow when the centurion saw what had taken place, he ⁱpraised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. 49 And all his acquaintances and the ^jwomen who had followed him from Galilee stood ^kat a distance watching these things.

The Death of Jesus

28 ^uAfter this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, ^vsaid ^w(to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and ^xheld 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.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and ^yso that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out ^zblood and water. 35 He who saw it has ^aborne witness—^bhis testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—^cthat you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ^d“Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, ^e“They will look on him whom they have pierced.”