28 [And the Scripture came true that says, “They put him with criminals.”]
29 People walked by and insulted Jesus. They shook their heads, saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days.
30 So save yourself! Come down from that cross!”
31 The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They made fun of Jesus just as the other people did. They said among themselves, “He saved other people, but he can’t save himself.
32 If he is really the Christ, the king of Israel, then let him come down from the cross now. We will see this, and then we will believe in him.” The robbers who were being killed on the crosses beside Jesus also insulted him.
33 At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness lasted for three hours.
34 At three o’clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani.” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?”