New Living Translation
Mark 15:34
34Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned 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 this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him. 33At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” 35Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. 36One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes 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 9:21As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
- Acts 10:3One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
- Matthew 27:46At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- Hebrews 5:7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
- Psalms 27:9Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation!
- Psalms 42:9“O God my rock,” I cry, “why have you forgotten me? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?”
- Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”
- Isaiah 41:17“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
- Lamentations 1:12“Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine, which the Lord brought on me when he erupted in fierce anger.
- Lamentations 5:20Why do you continue to forget us? Why have you abandoned us for 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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