Matthew 27:33 ff:

33.And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,
34.they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall ; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.
35.And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.
36.And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.
37.And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
38.At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
39.And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads
40.and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself ! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41.In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,
42.”He saved others ; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel ; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
43.”HE TRUSTS IN GOD ; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44.The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.
45.Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
46.About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI ?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”
47.And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”
48.Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.
49.But the rest of them said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.”
50.And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
51.And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom ; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
52.The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised ;
53.and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.
54.Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God !”
55.Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ministering to Him.
56.Among them was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And further from Matthew 28:1 ff:

1.Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.
2.And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
3.And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4.The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.
5.The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid ; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
6.”He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.
7.”Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead ; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
8.And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.
9.And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
10.Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid ; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”

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