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Matthew 27:48-57 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

48. And one of them, running quickly, took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and he set it on a reed and he gave it to him to drink.

49. Yet truly, the others said, "Wait. Let us see whether Elijah will come to free him."

50. Then Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, gave up his life.

51. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn into two parts, from top to bottom. And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split apart.

52. And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints, which had been sleeping, arose.

53. And going out from the tombs, after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and they appeared to many.

54. Now the centurion and those who were with him, guarding Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were very fearful, saying: "Truly, this was the Son of God."

55. And in that place, there were many women, at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.

56. Among these were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57. Then, when evening had arrived, a certain wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph, arrived, who himself was also a disciple of Jesus.

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