³²pTwo others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ³³qAnd when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, pone on his right and one on his left. ³⁴And Jesus said, “Father, rforgive them, sfor they know not what they do.”2 And they cast lots tto divide his garments. ³⁵And uthe people stood by, watching, vbut wthe rulers xscoffed at him, saying, y“He saved others; zlet him save himself, aif he is bthe Christ of God, chis Chosen One!” ³⁶The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and doffering him sour wine ³⁷and saying, e“If you are fthe King of the Jews, save yourself!” ³⁸gThere was also an inscription over him,3 “This is fthe King of the Jews.”

³⁹hOne of the criminals who were hanged irailed at him,4 saying, “Are you not jthe Christ? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴²And he said, “Jesus, remember me kwhen you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in lparadise.”

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴mIt was now about the sixth hour,5 and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,6 ⁴⁵while the sun's light failed. And nthe curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶Then Jesus, ocalling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, pinto your hands I qcommit my spirit!” And having said this rhe breathed his last. ⁴⁷Now swhen the centurion saw what had taken place, the praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” ⁴⁸And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ubeating their breasts. ⁴⁹And all vhis acquaintances and wthe women who had followed him from Galilee xstood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

⁵⁰yNow there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, ⁵¹who had not consented to their decision and action; and he zwas looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵²This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and alaid him in a tomb cut in stone, bwhere no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴It was the day of cPreparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.7 ⁵⁵dThe women ewho had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶Then they returned and fprepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested gaccording to the commandment.

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