Matthew 27:34–46

³⁴They gave him a drink of wine mixed with a drug called gall. When he tasted it, he refused to drink it. ³⁵After they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice. ³⁶Then they sat there and kept watch over him. ³⁷They placed a written accusation above his head. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” 

³⁸At that time they crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left. 

³⁹Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads ⁴⁰and said, “You were going to tear down God’s temple and build it again in three days. Save yourself! If you’re the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹The chief priests together with the experts in Moses’ Teachings and the leaders made fun of him in the same way. They said, ⁴²“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. So he’s Israel’s king! Let him come down from the cross now, and we’ll believe him. ⁴³He trusted God. Let God rescue him now if he wants. After all, this man said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” ⁴⁴Even the criminals crucified with him were insulting him the same way. 

Jesus Dies on the Cross—Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30

⁴⁵At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. ⁴⁶About three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”