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He trusts in God, so let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
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And in the same way, the robbers who were being crucified beside Jesus also insulted him.
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At noon the whole country became dark, and the darkness lasted for three hours.
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About three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" This means, "My God, my God, why have you rejected me?"
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Some of the people standing there who heard this said, "He is calling Elijah."
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Quickly one of them ran and got a sponge and filled it with vinegar and tied it to a stick and gave it to Jesus to drink.
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But the others said, "Don't bother him. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him."
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But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and died.
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Then the curtain in the Templen was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks broke apart.
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The graves opened, and many of God's people who had died were raised from the dead.
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They came out of the graves after Jesus was raised from the dead and went into the holy city, where they appeared to many people.