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People walked by and insulted Jesus and shook their heads, saying, "You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days.
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So save yourself! Come down from that cross!"
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The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also making fun of Jesus. They said to each other, "He saved other people, but he can't save himself.
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If he is really the Christ, the king of Israel, let him come down now from the cross. When we see this, we will believe in him." The robbers who were being crucified beside Jesus also insulted him.
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At noon the whole country became dark, and the darkness lasted for three hours.
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At three o'clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani." This means, "My God, my God, why have you rejected me?"
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When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He is calling Elijah."
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Someone there ran and got a sponge, filled it with vinegar, tied it to a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink. He said, "We want to see if Elijah will come to take him down from the cross."
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Then Jesus cried in a loud voice and died.
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The curtain in the Templen was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom.
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When the army officer who was standing in front of the cross saw what happened when Jesus died, he said, "This man really was the Son of God!"