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That is, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LEMA SABAKTANEI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, &#8220ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?&#8221 that is, &#8220MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?” <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> About 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?” <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? ” that is, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, &#8220Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?&#8221 that is, &#8220My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then about that time Jesus shouted, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?" <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> About three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> At about three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why did you abandon me?" <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> About three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ?Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?? which means, ?My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?? <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> At about three o'clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then at about three in the afternoon Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema shabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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? <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and 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?” <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" That is, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?' <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani I this is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: “Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, Eli, Eli, lmana shabachthani! which means, My God, my God, for this I was kept! <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And toward the ninth hour Yeshua cried with a loud voice and he said, “Oh God, oh God! Why have you forsaken me?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamah sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, <FR>Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?<Fr> that is, <FR>My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with an exceeding loud cry, saying, Eli! Eli! lama, sabacthani? that is, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me? <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? that is to say, "my God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?" <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, <FR>"ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?"<Fr> that is, <FR>"My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me?"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, <FR>"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,"<Fr> that is to say, <FR>My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8897" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Death of Jesus</a> 45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">About</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1766.htm" title="1766: enatēn (Adj-AFS) -- Ninth. Ordinal from ennea; ninth.">ninth</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōran (N-AFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/310.htm" title="310: aneboēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To shout upwards, cry out, raise my voice. From ana and boao; to halloo.">cried out</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-DFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. "></a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-DFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">in a loud voice,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/2241.htm" title="2241: Ēli (N-VMS) -- Eli, my God (Hebrew). Of Hebrew origin; my God.">“Eli,</a> <a href="/greek/2241.htm" title="2241: ēli (N-VMS) -- Eli, my God (Hebrew). Of Hebrew origin; my God.">Eli,</a> <a href="/greek/2982.htm" title="2982: lema (Adv) -- (Hebrew), why. Or lamma lam-mah'; of Hebrew origin; lama.">lema</a> <a href="/greek/4518.htm" title="4518: sabachthani (V-AIA-2S) -- Thou hast forsaken me. Of Chaldee or; thou hast left me; sabachthani, a cry of distress.">sabachthani?” </a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tout’ (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">means,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“My</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Thee (N-VMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: thee (N-VMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">why</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what."></a> <a href="/greek/1459.htm" title="1459: enkatelipes (V-AIA-2S) -- From en and kataleipo; to leave behind in some place, i.e. let remain over, or to desert.">have You forsaken</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me?”</a> 47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a> At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a> During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. <a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Psalm 42:9</a> I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?” <a href="/psalms/88-14.htm">Psalm 88:14</a> Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a> After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a> I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a> In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. <a href="/psalms/38-21.htm">Psalm 38:21</a> Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God. <a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Psalm 71:11</a> saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.” <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Job 30:20</a> I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 have you forsaken me?Jesus.<a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a> 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?<a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a> And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.<a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a> After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst… Eli.<a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?<a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Psalm 71:11</a> Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.<a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Eloi</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">Means</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Sabachthani</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Sabach-Tha'ni</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">Three</a> <a href="/matthew/26-33.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/matthew/27-22.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/luke/3-24.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Eloi</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/mark/10-29.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/6-35.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Means</a> <a href="/mark/15-33.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/mark/15-25.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Sabachthani</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Sabach-Tha'ni</a> <a href="/matthew/27-63.htm">Three</a> <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>About the ninth hour The ninth hour corresponds to approximately 3 PM in Jewish timekeeping, which began at sunrise. This was the time of the evening sacrifice in the temple, highlighting the sacrificial nature of Jesus' death. It was also a time of prayer, drawing a parallel to the devout practices of the Jewish people.Jesus cried out in a loud voice The loud cry signifies the intensity of Jesus' suffering and the depth of His anguish. It also fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, which is a messianic psalm depicting the suffering of the Messiah. This cry demonstrates both His humanity and His divine mission.“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This Aramaic phrase, meaning "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" is a direct quotation from <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22:1</a>. Jesus' use of Aramaic, the common language of the Jews at the time, underscores His connection to the people He came to save. It also reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, as <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a> is a vivid depiction of the suffering servant.which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” This expression of abandonment highlights the weight of sin that Jesus bore on behalf of humanity. It signifies the momentary separation from the Father as He took on the sins of the world, fulfilling the role of the ultimate sacrificial lamb. This cry is not one of despair but a profound expression of the cost of redemption. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's plan for salvation, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which describes the suffering servant who bears the iniquities of many.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is crucified and expresses a profound moment of anguish and fulfillment of prophecy. 2. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place where Jesus was crucified, also known as "The Place of the Skull," located outside the walls of Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ninth_hour.htm">The Ninth Hour</a> Refers to approximately 3 PM in Jewish timekeeping, a significant time in the Jewish sacrificial system and the moment of Jesus' cry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_soldiers.htm">The Roman Soldiers</a> Present at the crucifixion, they are responsible for carrying out the execution and are witnesses to Jesus' cry. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_leaders_and_bystanders.htm">The Jewish Leaders and Bystanders</a> They are present at the crucifixion, some mocking Jesus, unaware of the fulfillment of prophecy occurring before them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' cry from the cross is a direct fulfillment of <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, demonstrating the divine plan and the Messianic identity of Jesus. <a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_jesus'_suffering.htm">The Depth of Jesus' Suffering</a> This moment reveals the profound physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering Jesus endured, emphasizing His humanity and the weight of sin He bore. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin_and_separation.htm">The Reality of Sin and Separation</a> Jesus' experience of separation from the Father underscores the seriousness of sin and the separation it causes between humanity and God. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a> Despite the feeling of abandonment, Jesus' cry is a reminder that God is present in our suffering, and His purposes are being fulfilled even in moments of despair. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_trust_in_god's_plan.htm">The Call to Trust in God's Plan</a> Jesus' reliance on Scripture during His darkest hour encourages believers to trust in God's Word and His sovereign plan, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_say,_'why_forsake_me'.htm">If Jesus is God, why did He say, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” on the cross (Matthew 27:46)?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_aijeleth_hashshahar_mean.htm">What does Aijeleth Hashshahar mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jesus_cry_out_in_mark_15_34.htm">Why does Jesus, believed to be divine, cry out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34)? </a> <a href="/q/why_have_you_forsaken_me.htm">Why have you forsaken me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani.--The cry is recorded only by St. Matthew and St. Mark. The very syllables or tones dwelt in the memory of those who heard and understood it, and its absence from St. John's narrative was probably due to the fact that he had before this taken the Virgin-Mother from the scene of the crucifixion as from that which was more than she could bear (<a href="/john/19-27.htm" title="Then said he to the disciple, Behold your mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.">John 19:27</a>). To the Roman soldiers, to many of the by standers, Greeks or Hellenistic Jews, the words would be, as the sequel shows, unintelligible. We shrink instinctively from any over-curious analysis of the inner feelings in our Lord's humanity that answered to this utterance. Was it the natural fear of death? or the vicarious endurance of the wrath which was the penalty of the sins of the human race, for whom, and instead of whom, He suffered? Was there a momentary interruption of the conscious union between His human soul and the light of His Father's countenance? or, as seems implied in <a href="/john/19-28.htm" title="After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.">John 19:28</a>, did He quote the words in order to direct the thoughts of men to the great Messianic prophecy which the Psalm contained? None of these answers is altogether satisfactory, and we may well be content to leave the mystery unfathomed, and to let our words, be wary and few. We may remember (1) that both the spoken words of His enemies (<a href="/matthew/27-43.htm" title="He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.">Matthew 27:43</a>) and the acts of the soldiers (<a href="/matthew/27-35.htm" title="And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and on my clothing did they cast lots.">Matthew 27:35</a>) must have recalled the words of that Psalm; (2) that memory thus roused would pass on to the cry of misery with which the Psalm opened; (3) that our Lord as man was to taste death in all its bitterness for every man (<a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm" title="But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.">Hebrews 2:9</a>), and that He could not so have tasted it had His soul been throughout in full undisturbed enjoyment of the presence of the Father; (4) that the lives of the saints of God, in proportion to their likeness to the mind of Christ, have exhibited this strange union, or rather instantaneous succession, of the sense of abandonment and of intensest faith. The Psalmist himself, in this very Psalm, is one instance; Job (<a href="/context/job/19-6.htm" title="Know now that God has overthrown me, and has compassed me with his net.">Job 19:6-9</a>, <a href="/context/job/19-23.htm" title="Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!">Job 19:23-26</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/20-7.htm" title="O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocks me.">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/20-12.htm" title="But, O LORD of hosts, that try the righteous, and see the reins and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for to you have I opened my cause.">Jeremiah 20:12-13</a>) may be named as others. Conceive this conflict--and the possibility of such a conflict is postulated in <a href="/john/12-27.htm" title="Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I to this hour.">John 12:27</a> and in the struggle of Gethsemane--and then, though we cannot understand, we may in part at least conceive, how it was possible for the Son of Man to feel for one moment that sense of abandonment, which is the last weapon of the Enemy. He tasted of despair as others had tasted, but in the very act of tasting, the words "My God" were as a protest against it, and by them He was delivered from it. It is remarkable, whatever explanation may be given of it, that as these words are recorded by the first two Gospels only, so they are the only words spoken on the cross which we find in their report of the Crucifixion. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 46. - Cried (ἀνεβόησεν, cried out) with a loud voice. The loud cry at this terrible moment showed that there was still an amount of vitality in that mangled form from which extreme anguish of soul and body forced that pleading utterance. Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say (that is), My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken (ἐγκατέλιπες, didst thou forsake) me? This is the only one of our Lord's seven sayings from the cross recorded by St. Matthew and St. Mark. The other evangelists do not mention it at all. The language is Aramaic, doubtless that used commonly by our Lord. He quotes the words of the twenty-second psalm as applicable to himself, as offering a foreordained expression of his agony of soul. Into the full meaning of this bitter cry we cannot venture irreverently to intrude. At the same time, thus much may be said. It was not mere bodily anguish that elicited it; it arose from some incalculable affliction of soul. He was bearing the sins of the whole world; the Lord had laid on him the iniquity of us all; there was no one to comfort him in his heaviness; and the light of God's countenance was for the time withdrawn from him. He was "left" that he might bear man's sins in their full and crushing weight, and by bearing save. Yet there is no despair in this lamentable outcry. He who could thus call upon God has God with him, even in his utter loneliness. "Amid the faintness, or the confusion of mind, felt at the approach of death, he experiences his abandonment by God; and yet his soul rests firmly on, and his wilt is fully subject to, God, while he is thus tasting death forevery man through God's grace .... He held firmly to God and retained the Divinity of his life, at the time when in his unity with mankind, and in his human feeling, the feeling of abandonment by God amazed him" (Lange). The verb "forsaken" is not in the perfect tense, as translated in the Authorized Version, but in the aorist; and it implies that during the three hours of darkness Christ had been in silence enduring this utter desolation, which had now come to its climax. The Man Christ Jesus asked why he was thus deserted; his human heart would fain comprehend this phase of the propitiatory sufferings which he was undergoing. No answer came from the darkened heaven; but the cry was heard; the unspeakable sacrifice, a sacrifice necessary according to the Almighty's purpose, was accepted, and with his own blood he obtained eternal redemption for man. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>About περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ninth ἐνάτην (enatēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1766.htm">Strong's 1766: </a> Ninth. Ordinal from ennea; ninth. hour, ὥραν (hōran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. cried out ἀνεβόησεν (aneboēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> To shout upwards, cry out, raise my voice. From ana and boao; to halloo. in a loud voice, φωνῇ (phōnē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. “Eli, Ἠλὶ (Ēli) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2241.htm">Strong's 2241: </a> Eli, my God (Hebrew). Of Hebrew origin; my God. Eli, ἠλὶ (ēli) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2241.htm">Strong's 2241: </a> Eli, my God (Hebrew). Of Hebrew origin; my God. lema λεμὰ (lema) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2982.htm">Strong's 2982: </a> (Hebrew), why. Or lamma lam-mah'; of Hebrew origin; lama. sabachthani?” σαβαχθάνι (sabachthani) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4518.htm">Strong's 4518: </a> Thou hast forsaken me. Of Chaldee or; thou hast left me; sabachthani, a cry of distress. which τοῦτ’ (tout’) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. means, ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. “My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God, Θεέ (Thee) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God, θεέ (thee) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. why ἵνα‿ (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. have you forsaken ἐγκατέλιπες (enkatelipes) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1459.htm">Strong's 1459: </a> From en and kataleipo; to leave behind in some place, i.e. let remain over, or to desert. Me?” με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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