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At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
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But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
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Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
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Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."
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But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
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And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
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And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
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There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--
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all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
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Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
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Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.