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which was spoken by the prophet, saying, They divided my garments among them, and upon my vesture
they cast lots. And they sat and watched Him. And they put over His head His cause, written: THIS
IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were crucified with Him two thieves : one on the right hand
and one on the left. And they that passed by, blasphemed Him, wagging their heads, and saying, Vah,
Thou that destroyest the temple of God and in three days dost rebuild it, save Thy own self. If
Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. In like manner also the chief priests with the
scribes and ancients, mocking, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save : if He be the King of
Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him; He trusted in God, let Him
now deliver Him if He will have Him; for He said, I am the Son of God. And the self-same thing the
thieves also, that were crucified with Him, reproached Him with.* Now from the sixth hour there was
darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

THE DEATH OF JESUS.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That
is << My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? » And some that stood there and heard, said, This
man calleth Elias. And immediately one of them, running, took a sponge and filled it with
vinegar and put it on a reed and gave Him to drink. And the others said, Let be; let us see whether
Elias will come to deliver Him. And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the
ghost. (Here, all kneel and pause for a few moments.) And behold, the veil of the temple was
rent in two, from the top even to the bottom; and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent :
and the graves were opened, and many