The Death of Jesus

44 It(A) was now about noon,[a] and darkness came over the whole land[b] until three,[c] 45 because the sun’s light failed.[d] The curtain(B) of the sanctuary was split down the middle. 46 And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.[e](C) Saying this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify(D) God, saying, “This man really was righteous!” [f] 48 All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests.(E) 49 But(F) all who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance,(G) watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:44 Lit about the sixth hour
  2. 23:44 Or whole earth
  3. 23:44 Lit the ninth hour
  4. 23:45 Other mss read three, and the sun was darkened
  5. 23:46 Ps 31:5
  6. 23:47 Or innocent

The Death of Jesus

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land[a] until three in the afternoon, 45 while the sun’s light failed,[b] and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.(A) 46 Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.(B) 47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent.”[c](C) 48 And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts. 49 But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.44 Or earth
  2. 23.45 Or the sun was eclipsed. Other ancient authorities read the sun was darkened
  3. 23.47 Or righteous