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33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted,My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
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When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
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Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
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With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
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The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
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Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
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In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
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When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
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So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
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