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New Living Translation (NLT)

Mark 15
³³ At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
³⁴ Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
³⁵ Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
³⁶ One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”
³⁷ Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
³⁸ And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
³⁹ When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
⁴⁰ Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.
⁴¹ They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.
⁴² This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached,
⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)