39. Those who were walking by insulted Jesus, shaking their heads
40. and saying, "So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, were you? Save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross."
41. In the same way, the chief priests, along with the legal experts and the elders, were making fun of him, saying,
42. "He saved others, but he can’t save himself. He’s the king of Israel, so let him come down from the cross now. Then we’ll believe in him.
43. He trusts in God, so let God deliver him now if he wants to. He said, ‘I’m God’s Son.’"
44. The outlaws who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
45. From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark.
46. At about three Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you left me?"
47. After hearing him, some standing there said, "He’s calling Elijah."
48. One of them ran over, took a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink.
49. But the rest of them said, "Let’s see if Elijah will come and save him."