Mark 15:22–38

²²Then they brought Jesus^z to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). ²³And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴And they crucified him and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.^*

²⁵It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” ²⁷And with him they crucified two rebels, one on his right and one on his left.^{a 29}Those who passed by derided^b him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,^{* 30}save yourself, and come down from the cross!” ³¹In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.^{* 32}Let the Messiah,^c the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.^*

The Death of Jesus

³³When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land^d until three in the afternoon. ³⁴At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”^{e* 35}When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” ³⁶And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”^{* 37}Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. ³⁸And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.^*