43. And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
44. By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
45. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.
46. Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
47. When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”
48. And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow.
49. But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
50. Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,
51. but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.