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

⁴⁵ After mid-day a darkness came over all the country, lasting till three in the afternoon. ⁴⁶ And about three Jesus called out loudly: "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabacthani"--that is to say, 'O my God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?'

⁴⁷ Some of those standing by heard this, and said: "The man is calling for Elijah!"

⁴⁸ One of them immediately ran and took a sponge, and, filling it with common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest said: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him." [However another man took a spear, and pierced his side; and water and blood flowed from it.]

⁵⁰ But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit. ⁵¹ Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder, ⁵² the tombs opened, and the bodies of many of God's People who had fallen asleep rose, ⁵³ And they, leaving their tombs, went, after the resurrection of Jesus, into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.

⁵⁴ The Roman Captain, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed: "This must indeed have been God's Son!"

⁵⁵ There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him. ⁵⁶ Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebediah's sons.

³³ At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon. ³⁴ And, at three, Jesus called out loudly: ??Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?'" which means 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'

³⁵ Some of those standing round heard this, and said: "Listen! He is calling for Elijah!" ³⁶ And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down."

³⁷ But Jesus, giving a loud cry, expired. ³⁸ The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ The Roman Officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he expired, exclaimed: "This man must indeed have been 'God's Son'!"

⁴⁰ There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome-- ⁴¹ All of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and attend on him--besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴⁴ It was nearly mid-day, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon, ⁴⁵ The sun being eclipsed; and the Temple curtain was torn down the middle. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said: "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit." And with these words he expired.

⁴⁷ The Roman Captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming: "This must have been a good man!" ⁴⁸ All the people who had collected to see the sight watched what occurred, and then went home beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.

²⁸ Afterwards, knowing that everything was now finished, Jesus said, in fulfillment of the words of Scripture: "I am thirsty." ²⁹ There was a bowl standing there full of common wine; so they put a sponge soaked in the wine on the end of a hyssop-stalk, and held it up to his mouth.

³⁰ When Jesus had received the wine, he exclaimed: "All is finished!" Then, bowing his head, he resigned his spirit to God.

³¹ It was the Preparation Day, and so, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. ³² Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and then those of the other who had been crucified with Jesus; ³³ But, on coming to him, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ³⁴ One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water immediately flowed from it. ³⁵ This is the statement of one who actually saw it--and his statement may be relied upon, and he knows that he is speaking the truth--and it is given in order that you also may be convinced. ³⁶ For all this took place in fulfillment of the words of Scripture--'Not one of its bones shall be broken.' ³⁷ And there is another passage which says--'They will look upon him whom they pierced.'