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1And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
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2they offered him wine to drink, mixed with
3gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
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And when they had crucified him,
4they divided his garments among them by casting lots.
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Then they sat down and
5kept watch over him there.
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And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus,
6the King of the Jews."
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Then two
7robbers were crucified with him,
8one on the right and one on the left.
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And
9those who passed by
10derided him,
11wagging their heads
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and saying,
12"You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!
13If you are
14the Son of God, come down from the cross."
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So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
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15"He saved others;
16he cannot save himself.
17He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
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18He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
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19And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
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And about the ninth hour Jesus
20cried out with a loud voice, saying,
21"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is,
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
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And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with
22sour wine, and put it on a reed and
23gave it to him to drink.
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But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."
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And Jesus
24cried out again with a loud voice and
25yielded up his spirit.
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And behold,
26the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And
27the earth shook, and the rocks were split.