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then they sat down there and kept watch over him.
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Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."
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Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads
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and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
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In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying,
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"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
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He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, "I am God's Son.' "
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The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.
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From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
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And about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"