Matthew 27:46
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?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Some of them that stood there,.... Near the cross, looking on, and mocking at him,
when they heard that; the words, "Eli, Eli", spoken by Christ,
said, this man calleth for Elias. These could not…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Eli, Eli ... - This language is not pure Hebrew nor Syriac, but a mixture of both, called commonly “Syro-Chaldaic.” This was probably the language which the Saviour commonly spoke. The words are taken…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (Psa 22:1). Eliis the Hebrew form. In Mar 15:34 the Aramaic words are preserved exactly as they were pronounced by Jesus. The repetition, "My God! My God!" gives a deeply…
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