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But the rest of them said, "Let us seewhetherElijah will come to save Him."
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And Jesus1cried out again with a loudvoice, and yielded up His spirit.
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2And behold, 3the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and 4the earthshook and the rocks were split.
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The tombs were opened, and manybodies of the saints who had 5fallenasleep were raised;
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and coming out of the tombsafter His resurrection they entered6the holycity and appeared to many.
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7Now the centurion, and those who were with him 8keepingguardoverJesus, when they saw9the earthquake and the things that were happening, became veryfrightened and said, "Trulythis was 10the Son of God!"
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11Manywomen were therelooking on from a distance, who had followedJesus from Galilee while 12ministering to Him.
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Among them was 13MaryMagdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and 14the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus Is Buried
5715When it was evening, there came a richman from Arimathea, namedJoseph, whohimself had alsobecome a disciple of Jesus.
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Thismanwent to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ThenPilateordered it to be given to him.
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And Josephtook the body and wrapped it in a cleanlinencloth,