Matthew 27:45-56
World English Bible
45 Now from the sixth hour[a] there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.[b] 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima[c] sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47 Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. 49 The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
50 Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
51 Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
55 Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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Matthew 27:45-56
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Jesus Dies on the Cross(A)
45 From noon[a] on, darkness came over the whole land[b] until three in the afternoon.[c] 46 About three o’clock,[d] Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, eli,[e] lema sabachthani?”,[f] which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”[g]
47 When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”[h] 48 So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus[i] a drink.
49 But the others kept saying, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah will come and save him.”[j]
50 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and died.[k] 51 Suddenly, the curtain[l] in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open, 52 tombs were opened, and many[m] saints who had died[n] were brought back to life. 53 After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs, went into the Holy City,[o] and appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion[p] and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, “This man certainly was the Son of God!”
55 Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to[q] him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene,[r] Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
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- Matthew 27:45 Lit. the sixth hour
- Matthew 27:45 Or earth
- Matthew 27:45 Lit. the ninth hour
- Matthew 27:46 Lit. the ninth hour
- Matthew 27:46 Eli, eli are Gk. transliterations for the Heb. My God, my God in Ps 22:1
- Matthew 27:46 lema sabachthani is a Gk. transliteration for the Aram. rendering of the Heb. in Ps 22:1, which means Why have you forsaken me?
- Matthew 27:46 Cf. Ps 22:1
- Matthew 27:47 Elijah in Heb. sounds like Eli
- Matthew 27:48 Lit. him
- Matthew 27:49 Other mss. read save him.” And another took a spear and pierced his side, and water and blood came out.
- Matthew 27:50 Or and gave up his spirit
- Matthew 27:51 This curtain separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- Matthew 27:52 Lit. and the corpses of many
- Matthew 27:52 Lit. fallen asleep
- Matthew 27:53 I.e. Jerusalem
- Matthew 27:54 A Roman centurion commanded about 100 men.
- Matthew 27:55 Or provided for
- Matthew 27:56 Or Mary of Magdala
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