THE TWO THIEVES--JESUS THIRSTS--HE GIVES UP THE GHOST.
And the people stood beholding. And they that passed by railed on him,
wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple,
and buildest _it_ in three days, Save thyself. If thou be the Son of
God, come down from the cross.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking _him_, with the scribes and
elders, and the rulers also with them derided _him_, saying, He saved
others; himself he cannot save. Let him save himself, if he be Christ,
the chosen of God. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down
from the cross, that we may see, and we will believe him. He trusted in
God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the
Son of God.
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him
vinegar, and saying, If thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself. And
a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and
Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his
teeth. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him,
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,
seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we
receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing
amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into
thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in
paradise.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's
sister, Mary the _wife_ of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus
therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved,
he saith unto his mother,
Woman, behold thy son!
Then saith he to the disciple,
Behold thy mother!
And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own _home_.
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?
which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And some of them that stood by, when they heard _it_, said, Behold, he
calleth for Elias. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now
accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst.
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and straightway one of them
ran, and took a sponge, and filled _it_ with vinegar, and put _it_ on a
reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether
Elias will come to save him. When Jesus therefore had received the
vinegar, he said,
It is finished.
And the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had
cried with a loud voice, he said,
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!
And having said thus, he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.