40 And thus the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And they divided all my robes among themselves, and for my vesture they cast lots.
CHAPTER 171.
Concluding scenes of the crucifixion. Joseph and Nicodemus, by consent of Pilate, take the body of Jesus from the cross and lay it in Joseph’s tomb. A guard of one hundred Jewish soldiers are placed about the sepulcher.
Now, at the sixth hour of the day, although the sun was at its height, the day became as dark as night;
2 And men sought lanterns and they builded fires upon the hills that they might see.
3 And when the sun refused to shine and darkness came, the Lord exclaimed, Heloi! Heloi! lama sabachthani? (Thou sun! thou sun! why hast thou forsaken me?)
4 The people did not understand the words he spoke; they thought he spoke the name Elijah and they said,
5 He calls upon Elijah in his hour of need; now we will see if he will come.
6 And Jesus said, I thirst. A Roman soldier dipped a sponge in vinegar and myrrh, and placed it to his lips.