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And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads
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and saying, Thou that wouldst destroy the temple and build
it in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the
cross {Gr. stauros – stake}.
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Likewise also the princes of the priests mocking
him, with the scribes and elders, said,
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He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the
cross {Gr. stauros – stake}, and we will believe him.
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He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him, for he said, I am the Son of God.
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The thieves also, who were crucified with him, reproached him
with the same.
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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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Some of those that stood there, when they heard
that, said, This
man calls for Elijah.
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And straightway one of them ran and took a sponge and filled
it with vinegar and put
it on a reed and gave him to drink.
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The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.