Matthew 27:45-56 - Jesus Dies On The Cross

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour darkness developed over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷ And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls Elijah.

⁴⁸ And straightaway one of them, after running, and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, Leave thou be. We might see if Elijah comes he will save him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus, having cried out again in a great voice, yielded up his spirit. ⁵¹ And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks split, ⁵² and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the sanctified who have been asleep arose. ⁵³ And having come forth out of the sepulchers after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵⁴ Now the centurion, and those with him watching over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that happened, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵ And many women were there watching from afar, who followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him, ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

³³ And having become the sixth hour, darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?

³⁵ And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah. ³⁶ And one having ran, and having filled a sponge of vinegar, and having placed it on a reed, gave him to drink, saying, Leave be. We might see if Elijah comes to take him down.

³⁷ And having given out a great voice, Jesus expired. ³⁸ And the curtain of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. ³⁹ And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

⁴⁰ And there were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were also Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small man, and of Joses, and Salome; ⁴¹ women who also followed him and served him when he was in Galilee, also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴⁴ And it was about the sixth hour, and darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵ And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle. ⁴⁶ And Jesus, having sounded out in a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands I entrust my spirit. And having said these things, he expired.

⁴⁷ And when the centurion saw that which happened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous. ⁴⁸ And all the multitudes who came together to this scene, watching that which happened, turned back, beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all his acquaintances, and the women who accompanied him from Galilee, had stood from afar, seeing these things.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, having seen that all things are now completed, so that the scripture might be fully complete, says, I thirst. ²⁹ Therefore a vessel full of vinegar was set there. And having filled a sponge with the vinegar, and having put it around a hyssop, they brought it to his mouth.

³⁰ When therefore Jesus received the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and after bowing his head, he gave up the spirit.

³¹ The Jews therefore, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, since it was Preparation (for it was the high day of that Sabbath), they besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and they might be remove ³² The soldiers therefore came, and indeed broke the legs of the first, and of the other man who was crucified with him. ³³ But having come to Jesus, when they saw him now having died, they did not break his legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and straightaway blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. And that man knows that he speaks true, so that ye may believe. ³⁶ For these things happened so that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him will be broken. ³⁷ And again another scripture says, They will look toward whom they pierced.