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.
46. About three o’clock Jesus cried out loudly, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?”
47. Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, “He is calling Elijah.”
48. Quickly, one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled the sponge with sour wine and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to get a drink from it.
49. But the others said, “Don’t bother him. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”
50. Again Jesus cried out loudly and then died.
51. When Jesus died, the curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks were broken.
52. The graves opened, and many of God’s people who had died were raised from death.