Mark 15:34
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
33And having become the sixth hour, darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour.
35And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah.
Cross References
Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?
Psalms 42:9I will say to God my rock, Why have thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst. I, LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Lamentations 5:20Why do thou forget us forever, [and] forsake us so long time?
Matthew 27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?
Luke 23:46And Jesus, having sounded out in a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands I entrust my spirit. And having said these things, he expired.
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42
The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →