43. Then Jesus said to him, “I promise you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
44. It was about noon, but it turned dark throughout the land until three o’clock in the afternoon,
45. because the sun stopped shining. The curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces.
46. Jesus shouted, “Father, I put my life in your hands!” After Jesus said this, he died.
47. The army officer there saw what happened. He praised God, saying, “I know this man was a good man!”
48. Many people had come out of the city to see all this. When they saw it, they felt very sorry and left.
49. The people who were close friends of Jesus were there. Also, there were some women who had followed Jesus from Galilee. They all stood far away from the cross and watched these things.