24. They crucified him. They divided up his clothes, drawing lots for them to determine who would take what.
25. It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26. The notice of the formal charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."
27. They crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.
29. People walking by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, "Ha! So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, were you?
30. Save yourself and come down from that cross!"
31. In the same way, the chief priests were making fun of him among themselves, together with the legal experts. "He saved others," they said, "but he can’t save himself.
32. Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross. Then we’ll see and believe." Even those who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33. From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark.
34. At three, Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you left me?"
35. After hearing him, some standing there said, "Look! He’s calling Elijah!"
36. Someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink, saying, "Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down."
37. But Jesus let out a loud cry and died.
38. The curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
39. When the centurion, who stood facing Jesus, saw how he died, he said, "This man was certainly God’s Son."
40. Some women were watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James (the younger one) and Joses, and Salome.
41. When Jesus was in Galilee, these women had followed and supported him, along with many other women who had come to Jerusalem with him.
42. Since it was late in the afternoon on Preparation Day, just before the Sabbath,
43. Joseph from Arimathea dared to approach Pilate and ask for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was a prominent council member who also eagerly anticipated the coming of God’s kingdom.)
44. Pilate wondered if Jesus was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him whether Jesus had already died.
45. When he learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, Pilate gave the dead body to Joseph.