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^(x)When the ^[o](y)sixth hour came, darkness ^[p]fell over the whole land until the ^[q](z)ninth hour.

At the ^(aa)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "^(ab) Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ?" which is translated, " My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me ?"

When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "^[r]Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."

^(ac)And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.

^(ad)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

^(ae)When the centurion, who was standing ^[s]right in front of Him, saw ^[t]the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was ^[u]the Son of God!"

^(af)There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of ^[v]James ^(ag)the ^[w]Less and Joses, and ^(ah)Salome.

When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and ^[x](ai)minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

^(aj)When evening had already come, because it was ^(ak)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,