39. Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
40. and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”
41. In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law and elders – were mocking him:
42. “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!
43. He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”
44. The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
45. Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
46. At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47. When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”
48. Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.
49. But the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
50. Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
51. Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.