“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

It was nine in the morning when they crucified him…At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.^{* 34}And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

³⁵When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” ³⁶Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.“Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

³⁷With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

³⁸The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.^{** 39}And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”