36. Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
40. Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
41. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
42. It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,