Matthew 27
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Matthew 27:45-47

45At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

46About three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

47When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

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