The Lamentation by Orazio Borgianni

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Matthew 27:45-55

Matthew 27 45

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 27 46

About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Matthew 27 47

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27 48

Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

Matthew 27 49

The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”

Matthew 27 50

Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

Matthew 27 51

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Matthew 27 52

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

Matthew 27 53

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

Matthew 27 54

Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Matthew 27 55

Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.