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Mark 15:34
34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
- English Standard Version (ESV)And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Context of Mark 15:34
32Let the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe and trust [in Him]!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him. 33When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.). And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!” 36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.”
Read all of Mark 15Mark 15:34 word by word
καὶ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ελωι ελωι, λεμα σαβαχθανι; ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον· ὁ θεός μου ὁ θεός μου, εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπές με;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- at the ninthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- at the ninthἔννατοςennatos · ninth (hour)G1766
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- criedβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
- with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Eloiἐλωΐelōi · EloiG1682
- lamaλαμάlama lamma · why?G2982
- sabachthaniσαβαχθάνιsabachthani · sabachthaniG4518
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- being interpretedμεθερμηνεύωmethermēneuō · to meanG3177
- Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
- whyτίςtis · which?G5101
- hast thou forsakenἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459
Cross-references for Mark 15:34
- Daniel 9:21while I was still speaking in prayer and extremely exhausted, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Luke 23:46And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” Having said this, He breathed His last.
- Acts 10:3About the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had come to him and said, “Cornelius!”
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
- Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Hebrews 5:7In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].
- Psalms 27:9Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor leave me, O God of my salvation!
- Psalms 42:9I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
- Psalms 71:11Saying, “God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none; Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
- Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass this way? Look and see if there is any pain like my pain Which was severely dealt out to me, Which the Lord has inflicted [on me] on the day of His fierce anger.
- Lamentations 5:20Why do You forget us forever? Why do You forsake us so long?
Commentaries on Mark 15:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34My God, my God, etc. - See on Matthew 27:46; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34Eloi, Eloi … why have You forsaken me: Jesus cried out loudly. Mark records his words in Aramaic (the language Jesus spoke) and then gives the meaning in Greek. "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?": Jesus is quoting Psalm 22:1. This statement should be understood by considering Mark 14:27, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53:10, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and Galatians 3:13. At this moment, God’s purpose was being fulfilled. Jesus was giving his life as “a ransom for…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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