45 (A)Now from the [a]sixth hour darkness [b]fell upon all the land until the [c]ninth hour. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, (B)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 (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 whether Elijah will come to save Him[e].” 50 And Jesus (D)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded 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 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 the centurion, and those who were with him (K)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw (L)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was [h](M)the Son of God!”

55 (N)Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while [i](O)ministering to Him. 56 Among them was (P)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and (Q)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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  1. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 12 noon
  2. Matthew 27:45 Or occurred
  3. Matthew 27:45 I.e. 3 p.m.
  4. Matthew 27:49 Lit Permit that we see
  5. Matthew 27:49 Some early mss read 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 Or holy ones
  8. Matthew 27:54 Or a son of God or a son of a god
  9. Matthew 27:55 Or caring for Him

44 (A)It was now about [a](B)the sixth hour, and darkness [b]fell over the whole land until [c]the ninth hour, 45 [d]because the sun was obscured; and (C)the veil of the temple was torn [e]in two. 46 And Jesus, (D)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (E)into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 (F)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began (G)praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was [f]innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, [g](H)beating their breasts. 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 Or occurred
  3. Luke 23:44 I.e. 3 p.m.
  4. Luke 23:45 Lit the sun failing
  5. Luke 23:45 Lit in the middle
  6. Luke 23:47 Lit righteous
  7. Luke 23:48 I.e. as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition