04/03/2026
"Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!” 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.”
And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last."
Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 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!” [Mark 15:33–39 NKJV]
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About the Art:
The Confession of the Centurion
James Tissot
1886–1894
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
16.4 x 27.6 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art
New York, New York
Public Domain
About the Devotion Writer:
Dr. Jeannine Hanger
Associate Professor, Talbot
Talbot School of Theology
Biola University
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