Matthew 27:45-56 - Jesus Dies On The Cross
45 Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon. 46 But at three o'clock Jesus cried out in loud voice, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?" (That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?")
47 When they heard this, some of the bystanders said "He is calling for Elijah!"
48 At once, one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 But the rest said: "Let be! Let us see whether Elijah is coming to save him!"
50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51 And lo, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two, from the top to the bottom; 52 the earth quaked; the rocks split; the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 And coming forth out of the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."
55 And there were present several women who were looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from a Galilee, ministering to him. 56 among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
33 At noon a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o'clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
35 When they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah." 36 Then a man ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, and put it on a stick, and offered it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down!"
37 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and expired. 38 And the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 Then the army captain, who was standing facing Jesus when he thus died, said, "in truth this man was a Son of God."
40 There were some women also watching from a distance. Among them were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome, 41 women who used to follow him when he was in Galilee, and minister to him; and many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him.
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two in the Temple. 46 Then with a loud cry, Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!" And after uttering these words, he yielded up his spirit.
47 When the army captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent!" 48 And all the crowds who had assembled to see this spectacle, after witnessing what had been done, were returning beating upon their breast. 49 But all his acquaintances and the women who had been his followers continued to stand at a distance, looking on.
28 After that, when Jesus knew that everything was now accomplished, he said in fulfilment of the words of Scripture, "I am thirsty." 29 There was a jar full of vinegar standing there; and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon a stalk of hyssop, and put it to his lips.
30 Then after he had taken the vinegar, Jesus said, "IT IS FINISHED!" And bowing his head, he yielded up his spirit.
31 It was Preparation Day, so in order to prevent the bodies' hanging on the cross during the Sabbath (for the Sabbath was a great day) the Jews begged Pilate to have the legs broken, and the bodies taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But upon coming to Jesus they saw that he was already dead, and did not break his legs. 34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a lance, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 And he who saw it has borne testimony, and his testimony is trustworthy, and he knows that he is telling the truth in order that you may believe. 36 For this happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Not one of his bones shall be broken. 37 And again another Scripture says, They shall look on him whom they have pierced.