42. They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself! People say he is the king of Israel. If he is the king, he should come down now from the cross. Then we will believe in him.
43. He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
44. And in the same way, the criminals on the crosses beside Jesus also insulted him.
45. At noon the whole country became dark. The darkness continued for three hours.