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Mark 15:35 In-Context
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At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
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Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
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One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”
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Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.