Jesus Dies on the Cross

45 Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)[a] 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they[b] heard it,[c] said, “This man is summoning Elijah!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:46 A quotation from Ps 22:1
  2. Matthew 27:47 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Matthew 27:47 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

The Death of Jesus(A)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(B) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[a] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b](C)

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  2. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1