Matthew 27:39-49

39Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],

40and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

41In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

42“He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.

43He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.

45Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

48Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

49But the rest said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [from death].”