Matthew 27:33–56

The Crucifixion

^33aAnd when they came to a place called ^bGolgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

^34athey gave Him ^bwine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

³⁵And when they had crucified Him, ^athey divided up His garments among themselves by casting ¹lots.

³⁶And sitting down, they began to ^akeep watch over Him there.

³⁷And above His head they put up the charge against Him ¹which read, “^aTHIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁸At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

³⁹And those passing by were ¹hurling abuse at Him, ^awagging their heads

⁴⁰and saying, “^aYou who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^bIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

⁴²“^aHe saved others; ¹He cannot save Himself. ^bHe is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

⁴³“^aHe trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ¹delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44aThe robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

^45aNow from the ¹sixth hour darkness ²fell upon all the land until the ³ninth hour.

⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^aEli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

⁴⁷And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

^48aImmediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

⁴⁹But the rest of them said, “¹Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him².”

⁵⁰And Jesus ^acried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

^51aAnd behold, ^bthe ¹veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^cthe earth shook and the rocks were split.

⁵²The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ¹saints who had ^afallen asleep were raised;

⁵³and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^athe holy city and appeared to many.

^54aNow the centurion, and those who were with him ^bkeeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^cthe earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was ^1dthe Son of God!”

^55aMany women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ^1bministering to Him.

⁵⁶Among them was ^aMary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and ^bthe mother of the sons of Zebedee.