Others said, “Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.”
One of them at once ran and grabbed a sponge. He soaked it in wine, then put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus.
Once again Jesus shouted, and then he died.
Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”
They say, “Now we'll catch you! God has deserted you, and no one can save you.”