Jesus on the Cross

As Jesus is crucified between two criminals, He is insulted by three groups of people and then dies. After His death three signs take place, and the soldiers testify that He is the son of God.

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Matthew 27:38-54

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At that time two robbers * were crucified with Him,

one on the right and one on the left.

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And those passing by were 1 hurling abuse at Him,

a wagging their heads

and saying,

“ a You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself!

b If You are the Son of God,

come down from the cross.”

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In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

“ a He saved others;

1 He cannot save Himself.

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b He is the King of Israel;

let Him now come down from the cross,

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and we will believe in Him.

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a He trusts in God ;

let God rescue Him now,

if He 1 delights in Him ;

for He said,

‘I am the Son of God.’”

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a The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him

with the same words.

a Now from the 1 sixth hour

darkness 2 fell upon all the land

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until the 3 ninth hour.

About the ninth hour

Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying,

“ a Eli , Eli , lama sabachthani ?”

that is,

“ My God , My God , why have You forsaken Me ?”

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying,

“This man is calling for Elijah.”

a Immediately one of them ran,

and taking a sponge,

he filled it with sour wine

and put it on a reed,

and gave Him a drink.

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But the rest of them said,

“ 1 Let us see whether Elijah will come

to save Him 2 .”

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And Jesus a cried out again with a loud voice,

and yielded up His spirit.

a And behold, b the 1 veil of the temple was torn in two

from top to bottom;

and c the earth shook

and the rocks were split.

The tombs were opened,

and many bodies of the 1 saints who had a fallen asleep were raised;

and coming out of the tombs

after His resurrection

they entered a the holy city

and appeared to many.

a Now the centurion, and those who were with him b keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw c the earthquake and the things that were happening,

became very frightened and said,

“Truly this was 1 d the Son of God!”

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Matthew 27:38-54

A. Associated with Criminals

At that time two robbers were crucified with Him,

one on the right and one on the left.

B. Three Insults

And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him,

wagging their heads

and saying,

“You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself!

If You are the Son of God,

come down from the cross.”

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

“He saved others;

He cannot save Himself.

He is the King of Israel;

let Him now come down from the cross,

and we will believe in Him.

He trusts in God;

let God rescue Him now,

if He delights in Him;

for He said,

‘I am the Son of God.’”

The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him

with the same words.

C. The Death of Jesus

Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

About the ninth hour

Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying,

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”

that is,

“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying,

“This man is calling for Elijah.”

Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

But the rest of them said,

“Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.”

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice,

and yielded up His spirit.

B'. Three Signs

And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two

from top to bottom;

and the earth shook

and the rocks were split.

The tombs were opened,

and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection

they entered the holy city

and appeared to many.

A'. Testified to Be the Son of God

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening,

became very frightened and said,

“Truly this was the Son of God!”

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