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People passing by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! So you can destroy the Temple, can you, and rebuild it in three days?
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Save yourself and come down from the stake!"
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Likewise, the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers made fun of him, saying to each other, "He saved others, but he can't save himself!"
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and, "So he's the Messiah, is he? The King of Isra'el? Let him come down now from the stake! If we see that, then we'll believe him!" Even the men nailed up with him insulted him.
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At noon, darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon.
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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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On hear ing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"
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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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But Yeshua let out a loud cry and gave up his spirit.
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And the parokhet in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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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!"