45Then from the sixth hour darkness came upon all the earth until the ninth hour.46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"—that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"47Some of those standing there heard this and said, "This man is calling Elijah."48Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.49The others said, "Let him alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."50Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.51And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, and the rocks were split.52The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.53They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and entered the holy city and appeared to many.54When the centurion and those who were with him keeping watch over Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, "Truly this was the Son of God."55There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.