⁴⁵From noon until three in the afternoon,^H darkness came over the whole land.^I^j ⁴⁶About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá^J sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”^K^k

⁴⁷When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”

⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.^l ⁴⁹But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

⁵⁰But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.^m ⁵¹Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuaryⁿ was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs were also opened^o and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. ⁵³And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

⁵⁴When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”^p

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Footnotes

H From the sixth hour to the ninth hour
IOr whole earth
JSome read lama; other read lima

Cross references

j Mk 15:33–41; Lk 23:44–49; Jn 19:28–30
K Ps 22:1
k Ps 22:1; Heb 5:7
l Ps 69:21; Mk 15:36; Lk 23:36; Jn 19:29
m Mk 15:37; Lk 23:46; Jn 10:18; 19:30
n Ex 26:31–33; 2Ch 3:14; Heb 9:3
o Ezk 37:12
p Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2