Mark 15:34
and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?” Which is, being interpreted, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
33And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
35And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, “Behold, He calls Elijah”;
Cross References
Psalms 22:1TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, || The words of My roaring?
Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning in the oppression of an enemy?”
Isaiah 41:17The poor and the needy are seeking water, || And there is none, || Their tongue has failed with thirst, || I, YHWH, answer them, || The God of Israel—I do not forsake them.
Lamentations 5:20Why do You forget us forever? You forsake us for [the] length of [our] days!
Matthew 27:46and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That is, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”
Luke 23:46and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”; now having said this, He breathed His last.
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 →