45 (A)Now from the [a]sixth hour darkness [b]fell upon all the land until the [c]ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, (B)Eli, Eli, lema sabaktanei?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 And (C)immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. 49 But the rest of them said, “[d]Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him[e].” 50 And Jesus (D)cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit. 51 (E)And behold, (F)the [f]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and (G)the earth shook and the rocks were split. 52 Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the [g]saints who had (H)fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered (I)the holy city and appeared to many. 54 (J)Now as for the centurion and those who were with him (K)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw (L)the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was [h](M)the Son of God!”

55 (N)And many women were there watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while (O)caring for Him. 56 Among them were (P)Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and (Q)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:45 I.e., noon
  2. Matthew 27:45 Lit occurred
  3. Matthew 27:45 I.e., 3 p.m.
  4. Matthew 27:49 Lit Allow that we see
  5. Matthew 27:49 Some early mss And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood (cf. John 19:34)
  6. Matthew 27:51 Or curtain
  7. Matthew 27:52 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  8. Matthew 27:54 Or a son of God; or a son of a god

44 (A)It was now about [a](B)the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until [b]the ninth hour, 45 [c]because the sun stopped shining; and (C)the veil of the temple was torn [d]in two. 46 And Jesus, (D)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (E)into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He [e]died. 47 (F)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began (G)praising God, saying, “This man was in fact [f]innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, [g](H)beating their chests. 49 (I)And all His acquaintances and (J)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:44 I.e., noon
  2. Luke 23:44 I.e., 3 p.m.
  3. Luke 23:45 Lit the sun failing
  4. Luke 23:45 Lit in the middle
  5. Luke 23:46 Lit expired
  6. Luke 23:47 Lit righteous
  7. Luke 23:48 I.e., as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition

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