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Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"

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From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

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Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

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At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.

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Some bystanders who heard him said, "He's calling for Elijah."

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About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

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At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

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One of them ran and got a sponge soaked in sour wine and lifted it on a stick so he could drink.

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When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."

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Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, "This Man is calling for Elijah!"

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Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

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The others joked, "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's see if Elijah comes and saves him."

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Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

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Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

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One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a stick so he could drink.

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But Jesus, again crying out loudly, breathed his last.

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The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."

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The rest said, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."

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But the rest said, "Leave him alone. Let's see whether Elijah will come and save him."

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At that moment, the Temple curtain was ripped in two, top to bottom. There was an earthquake, and rocks were split in pieces.

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And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

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And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

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Then Jesus shouted out again, and he gave up his spirit.

Matt.27.51

What's more, tombs were opened up, and many bodies of believers asleep in their graves were raised.

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At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.

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Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,

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At that moment the curtain in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,

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(After Jesus' resurrection, they left the tombs, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.)

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The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

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and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

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and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead

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The captain of the guard and those with him, when they saw the earthquake and everything else that was happening, were scared to death. They said, "This has to be the Son of God!"

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They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

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and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

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after Jesus' resurrection. They left the cemetery, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

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There were also quite a few women watching from a distance, women who had followed Jesus from Galilee in order to serve him.

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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"

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So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

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The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!"

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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the Zebedee brothers.

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Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.

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And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,

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And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.

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Late in the afternoon a wealthy man from Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, arrived. His name was Joseph.

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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

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among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and Zebedee's wife, the mother of James and John.

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He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate granted his request.

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As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.

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Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

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As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who was one of Jesus' followers,

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Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean linens,

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Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.

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went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.

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put it in his own tomb, a new tomb only recently cut into the rock, and rolled a large stone across the entrance. Then he went off.

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Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

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Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long linen cloth.

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But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary stayed, sitting in plain view of the tomb.

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and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

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and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.

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He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance as he left.

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After sundown, the high priests and Pharisees arranged a meeting with Pilate.

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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

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And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

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Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting nearby watching.

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They said, "Sir, we just remembered that that liar announced while he was still alive, "After three days I will be raised.'

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The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.

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On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,

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The next day--on the first day of the Passover ceremonies--the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.

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We've got to get that tomb sealed until the third day. There's a good chance his disciples will come and steal the corpse and then go around saying, "He's risen from the dead.' Then we'll be worse off than before, the final deceit surpassing the first."

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"Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.'

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saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise.'

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They told him, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will be raised from the dead.'

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Pilate told them, "You will have a guard. Go ahead and secure it the best you can."

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So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first."

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Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, "He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."

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So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he came back to life! If that happens, we'll be worse off than we were at first."

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So they went out and secured the tomb, sealing the stone and posting guards.

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"Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how."

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Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how."

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Pilate replied, "Take guards and secure it the best you can."

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So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

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So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

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So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.

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So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.