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The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
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And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
51
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
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and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
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They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
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Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
The Burial of Jesus
57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
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Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
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Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,