Matthew 27:33–56

³³And when they^* came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),^{m 34}they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he^* tasted it^* he did not want to drink it.^{* 35}And when they^* had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves^* by^* casting lots. ³⁶And they sat down and^* were watching over him there. ³⁷And they put above his head the charge against him in writing:ⁿ “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. ³⁹And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it^* in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” ⁴¹In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him,^* saying, ⁴²“He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him! ⁴³He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to,^o because he said, ‘I am the Son of God’!” ⁴⁴And in the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)^{p 47}And some of those who were standing there, when they^* heard it,^* said, “This man is summoning Elijah!” ⁴⁸And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it^* with sour wine and put it^* on a reed and^* gave it^* to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Leave him^* alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and^* gave up his^* spirit. ⁵¹And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split. ⁵²And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵⁴Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they^* saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” ⁵⁵And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him, ⁵⁶among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.