Matthew 27:32-50

On the way they found a man called Simon, from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. When they arrived at Golgotha, meaning “Place of the Skull,” they gave him wine mixed with gall. But having tasted it, he refused to drink it. After they had crucified him, they rolled dice to divide his clothes between them. Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. They placed a sign over his head with the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” They crucified two rebels with him, one on the right, and one on the left. Those who passed by shouted insults at him, shaking their heads, saying, “You who promised to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, why don't you save yourself! If you really are the Son of God, then come down from the cross.” The chief priests mocked him in the same way, along with the religious teachers and elders. “He saved other people, but he can't save himself!” they said. “If he really is the king of Israel, let him come down from the cross, and then we'll believe him! He trusts God so confidently—well let God rescue him now if he wants him, because he claimed ‘I am the Son of God.’” The rebels who were crucified with him also insulted him in the same way. From noon until three o'clock darkness covered the whole country. At about three o'clock Jesus shouted out loud, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” When some of those standing there heard it, they said, “He's calling for Elijah!” Immediately one of them ran and grabbed a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink. But the others said, “Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.” Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and breathed his last.