Mark 15:23-38

23They tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but he wouldn’t take it.

24Next they crucified him. Then they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.

25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

26There was a written notice of the accusation against him. It read, “The king of the Jews.”

27They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

29Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads and said, “What a joke! You were going to tear down God’s temple and build it again in three days.

30Come down from the cross, and save yourself!”

31The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings made fun of him among themselves in the same way. They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself.

32Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him were insulting him.

33At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

34At three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

35When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “Listen! He’s calling Elijah.”

36Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. The man said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”

37Then Jesus cried out in a loud voice and died.

38The curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom.