27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on
his left. 29 And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging their
heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it
in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31 So
also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with the scribes, and
said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Christ, the
King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and
believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over
the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"ówhich means,
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 35 When some of those
standing near heard this, they said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah." 36 And
one ran and filled a sponge full of wine vinegar, put it on a reed, and
offered it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah will come to
take him down." 37 And with a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. 38 Then
the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 So when the
centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and
breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" 40 There
were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and
Salome, 41 who also followed him and ministered to him when he was in
Galilee; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation
Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a
prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of
God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body
of Jesus. 44 Pilate marveled that he was already dead; and summoning the
centurion, he asked him if he was already dead. 45 And when he learned
from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46
Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and wrapped him in the linen.
And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and
rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary
the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
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1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and
anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the
tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they asked each other, "Who will roll
away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" 4 But when they
looked up, they saw that the stone, though it was very large, had been
rolled away. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on
the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were alarmed. 6 But he
said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was
crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to
Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." 8 So they went out
quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had
gripped them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven
demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they
mourned and wept. 11 And when they heard that he was alive and had
been seen by her, they did not believe it.
12 After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they
were walking into the country. 13 And they went and told it to the rest,
but they did not believe them either.
14 Later he appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and he
rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did
not believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 And he said to
them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 He
who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe
will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who
believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new
tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing,
it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will
recover."
19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was
taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 Then they
went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and
confirmed the word by the signs that accompanied it. Amen.