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On hear ing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"
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One ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar, put it on a stick and gave it to him to drink. "Wait!" he said, "Let's see if Eliyahu will come and take him down."
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But Yeshua let out a loud cry and gave up his spirit.
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And the parokhet in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw the way he gave up his spirit, he said, "This man really was a son of God!"
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There were women looking on from a distance; among them were Miryam from Magdala, Miryam the mother of the younger Ya`akov and of Yosi, and Shlomit.
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These women had followed him and helped him when he was in the Galil. And many other women were there who had come up with him to Yerushalayim.
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Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before a Shabbat), as evening approached,
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Yosef of Ramatayim, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who himself was also looking forward to the Kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Yeshua's body.
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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead, so he summoned the officer and asked him if he had been dead awhile.
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After he had gotten confirmation from the officer that Yeshua was dead, he granted Yosef the corpse.