Matthew 27:33-54

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Crucifixion

^33 (A)And when they came to a place called ^(B)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, ^34 (C)they gave Him ^(D)wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

³⁵ And when they had crucified Him, ^(E)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting ^[a]lots. ³⁶ And sitting down, they began to ^(F)keep watch over Him there. ³⁷ And above His head they put up the charge against Him ^[b]which read, “^(G)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁸ At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And those passing by were ^[c]hurling abuse at Him, ^(H)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, “^(I)You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^(J)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, ⁴² “^(K)He saved others; ^[d]He cannot save Himself. ^(L)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ^43 (M)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^[e]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (N)The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

^45 (O)Now from the ^[f]sixth hour darkness ^[g]fell upon all the land until the ^[h]ninth hour. ⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(P)Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ^48 (Q)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, “^[i]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him^[j].” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(R)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. ^51 (S)And behold, ^(T)the ^[k]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^(U)the earth shook and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ^[l]saints who had ^(V)fallen asleep were raised; ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^(W)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (X)Now the centurion, and those who were with him ^(Y)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^(Z)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was ^[m](AA)the Son of God!”