Matthew 27:32-55

English Standard Version

The Crucifixion

^32 (A)(B)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^(C)carry his cross. ^33 (D)And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34 (E)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^(F)gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵ And when they had crucified him, ^(G)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat down and ^(H)kept watch over him there. ³⁷ And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(I)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸ Then two ^(J)robbers were crucified with him, ^(K)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And ^(L)those who passed by ^(M)derided him, ^(N)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(O)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(P)If you are ^(Q)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42 (R)“He saved others; ^(S)he cannot save himself. ^(T)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43 (U)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (V)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^{[c] 46} And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(W)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(X)“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^(Y)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(Z)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(AA)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(AB)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(AC)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(AD)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(AE)the saints ^(AF)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(AG)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (AH)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(AI)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(AJ)“Truly this was the Son^[d] of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also ^(AK)many women there, looking on ^(AL)from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^(AM)ministering to him,