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Matthew 27:46

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Matthew 27:46 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 27:46

Theological / Devotional

Jesus cried. For a summary of the seven utterances of Jesus upon the cross see on Luke 23:34. This is the only utterance of the seven recorded by either Matthew or Mark. Luke and John each list three, though not the same three.

Eli. See on Ps. 22:1. The form Eloi (Mark 15:34) is a transliteration of the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew.

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