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Mark 15:33-47 (CEV)

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³³ About noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until around three o'clock. ³⁴ Then about that time Jesus shouted, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?" ³⁵ Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He is calling for Elijah." ³⁶ One of them ran and grabbed a sponge. After he had soaked it in wine, he put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. He said, "Let's wait and see if Elijah will come and take him down!" ³⁷ Jesus shouted and then died. ³⁸ At once the curtain in the temple tore in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ A Roman army officer was standing in front of Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, "This man really was the Son of God!" ⁴⁰ Some women were looking on from a distance. They had come with Jesus to Jerusalem. But even before this they had been his followers and had helped him while he was in Galilee. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph were two ⁴¹ (SEE 15:40) ⁴² It was now the evening before the Sabbath, and the Jewish people were getting ready for that sacred day. ⁴³ A man named Joseph from Arimathea was brave enough to ask Pilate for the body of Jesus. Joseph was a highly respected member of the Jewish council, and he was also waiting for God's kingdom to come. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, and he called in the army officer to find out if Jesus had been dead very long. ⁴⁵ After the officer told him, Pilate let Joseph have Jesus' body. ⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen cloth and took the body down from the cross. He had it wrapped in the cloth, and he put it in a tomb that had been cut into solid rock. Then he rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomb. ⁴⁷ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph were watching and saw where the body was placed.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 33) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 34) No one like him - Jesus responds with scriptures (2009-05-17)
(v. 34) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 35) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 36) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 37) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 38) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 39) Moved by What He Saw (2015-04-15)
(v. 39) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 40) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 41) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 42) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 43) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 44) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 45) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 46) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)
(v. 47) A Life of Impact - Mark 15 (2009-08-17)

Definition(s):
Arimathea (Ar-e-math-eh-a): a lion dead to the Lord
Elijah (El-eye-djah): God the Lord, the strong Lord
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Joseph (Joh-sef): increase; addition
Magdalene (Mag-da-leen): a person from Magdala
Mary (Meh-re): same as Miriam
Pilate (Pie-lat): armed with a dart