Matthew 27:33–51

³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.^{* 35}And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;^{u* 36}then they sat down there and kept watch over him.^{* 37}Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

³⁸Then two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.^{* 39}Those who passed by derided^v him, shaking their heads^{* 40}and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”^{* 41}In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; he cannot save himself.^w He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.^{* 43}He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ”^{* 44}The rebels who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵From noon on, darkness came over the whole land^x until three in the afternoon.^{* 46}And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”^{* 47}When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ⁴⁸At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.^{* 49}But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”^{y 50}Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.^{z 51}At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split.^*