Matthew 27:45-56 - Jesus Dies On The Cross
45 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46 About three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47 When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."
48 So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. 49 But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."
50 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and died. 51 Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open, 52 tombs were opened, and many saints who had died were brought back to life. 53 After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"
55 Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")
35 When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!" 36 So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!"
37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 The curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"
40 Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome. 41 They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.
44 It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon 45 because the sun had stopped shining, and the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he breathed his last.
47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "This man certainly was righteous!" 48 When all the crowds who had come together for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they beat their chests and left. 49 But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance watching these things.
28 After this, when Jesus realized that everything was now completed, he said (in order to fulfill the Scripture), "I'm thirsty." 29 A jar of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth.
30 After Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.
31 Since it was the Preparation Day, the Jewish leaders did not want to leave the bodies on the crosses during the Sabbath, because that was a particularly important Sabbath. So they asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and the bodies removed. 32 So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man 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 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water immediately came out. 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows he is telling the truth so that you, too, may believe, 36 because these things happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "None of his bones will be broken." 37 In addition, another passage of Scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they pierced."