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Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!"
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Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."
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And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
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Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"
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There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
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who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
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Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
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So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.