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33 At noon, darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon.
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At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 At three, he uttered a loud cry, "Elohi! Elohi! L'mah sh'vaktani?" (which means, "My God! My God! Why have you deserted me?")
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And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
35 On hear ing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"
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When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
36 One ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar, put it on a stick and gave it to him to drink. "Wait!" he said, "Let's see if Eliyahu will come and take him down."
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Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37 But Yeshua let out a loud cry and gave up his spirit.
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With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38 And the parokhet in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw the way he gave up his spirit, he said, "This man really was a son of God!"
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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
40 There were women looking on from a distance; among them were Miryam from Magdala, Miryam the mother of the younger Ya`akov and of Yosi, and Shlomit.
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Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
41 These women had followed him and helped him when he was in the Galil. And many other women were there who had come up with him to Yerushalayim.
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In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
42 Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before a Shabbat), as evening approached,
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It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
43 Yosef of Ramatayim, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who himself was also looking forward to the Kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Yeshua's body.
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead, so he summoned the officer and asked him if he had been dead awhile.
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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
45 After he had gotten confirmation from the officer that Yeshua was dead, he granted Yosef the corpse.
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When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 Yosef purchased a linen sheet; and after taking Yeshua down, he wrapped him in the linen sheet, laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
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So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Miryam of Magdala and Miryam the mother of Yosi saw where he had been laid.
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
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