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The inscription of the chargeagainst Him read, "1THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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They crucifiedtworobbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
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[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]
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Thosepassing by were hurlingabuse at Him, 2wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to 3destroy the temple and rebuild it in threedays,
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In the sameway the chiefpriestsalso, along with the scribes, were mocking Him amongthemselves and saying, "4He savedothers; He cannot*saveHimself.
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"Let this Christ, 5the King of Israel, nowcomedown from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" 6Those who were crucified with Him were alsoinsulting Him.
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7When the 8sixthhourcame, darknessfellover the wholelanduntil the 9ninthhour.
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At the 10ninthhourJesuscried out with a loudvoice, "11ELOI, ELOI, LAMASABACHTHANI?"which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY* HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
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When some of the bystandersheard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."
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Someoneran and filled a sponge with sourwine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us seewhetherElijah will come to take Him down."
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12And Jesusuttered a loudcry, and breathed His last.
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13And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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14When the centurion, who was standingright in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Trulythisman was the Son of God!"
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15There were also some womenlooking on from a distance, amongwhom were MaryMagdalene, and Mary the mother of James16the Less and Joses, and 17Salome.
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When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and 18minister to Him; and there were manyotherwomen who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
4219When evening had alreadycome, because it was 20the preparationday, that is, the daybefore the Sabbath,
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Joseph of Arimatheacame, a 21prominentmember of the Council, whohimself was 22waiting for the kingdom of God; and he 23gathered up courage and went in beforePilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
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Pilatewonderedif He was dead by thistime, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was alreadydead.
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And ascertaining this from 24the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
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Joseph bought a linencloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linencloth and laid Him in a tombwhich had beenhewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stoneagainst the entrance of the tomb.
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25MaryMagdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.