The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Crucifixion
Matthew 27:33-54
Matthew 27:33 They came to a place called “Golgotha,” that is to say, “The place of a skull.”
Matthew 27:34 They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
Matthew 27:35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
Matthew 27:36 and they sat and watched him there.
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Matthew 27:37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Matthew 27:38 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
Matthew 27:39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
Matthew 27:40 and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Matthew 27:41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking, the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
Matthew 27:43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’
Matthew 27:44 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
Matthew 27:48 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
Matthew 27:49 The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
Matthew 27:50 Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Matthew 27:51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Matthew 27:52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
Matthew 27:53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
Matthew 27:54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”