The Crucifixion

³²opAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ocarry his cross. ³³qAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴rthey offered him wine to drink, mixed with sgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, tthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ukept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, vthe King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two wrobbers were crucified with him, xone on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ythose who passed by zderided him, awagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, b“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! cIf you are dthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ⁴²e“He saved others; fhe cannot save himself. gHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³hHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴iAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour6 there was darkness over all the land7 until the ninth hour.8 ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus jcried out with a loud voice, saying, k“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with lsour wine, and put it on a reed and mgave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus ncried out again with a loud voice and oyielded up his spirit.

⁵¹And behold, pthe curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And qthe earth shook, and the rocks were split.

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