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Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.
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Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;
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but about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
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"The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders.
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One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink;
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while the rest said, "Let us see whether Elijah is coming to deliver him."
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But Jesus uttered another loud cry and then yielded up His spirit.
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Immediately the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom: the earth quaked; the rocks split;
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the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.
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And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.
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As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."