The Crucifixion Matthew 27: 33-54
33 And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the
place of a skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but
when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified
him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots; 36 then they sat
down and kept watch over him there. 37 And over his head they put the
charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." 38
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the
left. 39 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads 40
and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." 41
So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
42 "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel;
let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43
He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said,
`I am the Son of God.'" 44 And the robbers who were crucified with
him also reviled him in the same way. 45 Now from the sixth hour
there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
"Eli, Eli, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" that is, "My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?" 47 And some of the bystanders hearing it said,
"This man is calling Eli'jah." 48 And one of them at once ran and
took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it
to him to drink. 49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether
Eli'jah will come to save him." 50 And Jesus cried again with a loud
voice and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple
was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks
were split; 52 the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the
saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs
after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch
over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled
with awe, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"
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