Matthew 27:35-54

English Standard Version

³⁵ And when they had crucified him, ^(A)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat down and ^(B)kept watch over him there. ³⁷ And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(C)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸ Then two ^(D)robbers were crucified with him, ^(E)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And ^(F)those who passed by ^(G)derided him, ^(H)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(I)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(J)If you are ^(K)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42 (L)“He saved others; ^(M)he cannot save himself. ^(N)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43 (O)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (P)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^{[c] 46} And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(Q)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(R)“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^(S)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(T)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(U)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(V)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(W)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(X)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(Y)the saints ^(Z)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(AA)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (AB)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(AC)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(AD)“Truly this was the Son^[d] of God!”