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Matthew 27:46-48
New English Translation
Matthew 27:46-48
New English Translation
46 At[a] about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,[b] “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”[c] 47 When[d] some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 Immediately[e] one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine,[f] put it on a stick,[g] and gave it to him to drink.
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- Matthew 27:46 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:46 tn Grk “with a loud voice, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:46 sn A quotation from Ps 22:1.
- Matthew 27:47 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:48 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:48 sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.
- Matthew 27:48 tn Grk “a reed.”
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