46 And about the ninth hour (A)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, (B)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, (C)filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

Read full chapter

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, [a]Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”(A) 47 When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for [b]Elijah.” 48 Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.(B) 49 But the rest said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [from death].”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:46 See note John 19:30.
  2. Matthew 27:47 The Jews believed that the prophet Elijah would return before the Messiah appeared.

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

Read full chapter

46 and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, `Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

47 And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- `Elijah he doth call;'

48 and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled [it] with vinegar, and having put [it] on a reed, was giving him to drink,

49 but the rest said, `Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come -- about to save him.'

Read full chapter