Mark 15:33-41
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!”
The Crucifixion
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)
The Crucifixion
Footnotes:
a.
Mark 15:35: The Jews believed that the prophet Elijah would return before the Messiah appeared.
b.
Mark 15:38: This act of God signified that the death of Jesus ended the need for temple sacrifices and intermediaries, and opened the way for free and direct access to God.
c.
Mark 15:40: Gr Maria. She is believed to be a sister or sister-in-law of Jesus’ mother, Mary (Gr Mariam).
d.
Mark 15:40: Matt 27:56 indicates that Salome was the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Salome is believed to be one of the sisters of Jesus’ mother, Mary.