Mark 15:35

35 On hear ing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"

Mark 15:35 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:35

And some of them that stood by
The cross:

when they heard [it];
the loud voice of Jesus, and the words he uttered:

said, behold he calleth Elias;
whom they ignorantly, or wilfully took for Eloi; (See Gill on Matthew 27:47).

Mark 15:35 In-Context

33 At noon, darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon.

34 At three, he uttered a loud cry, "Elohi! Elohi! L'mah sh'vaktani?" (which means, "My God! My God! Why have you deserted me?")

35 On hear ing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"

36 One ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar, put it on a stick and gave it to him to drink. "Wait!" he said, "Let's see if Eliyahu will come and take him down."

37 But Yeshua let out a loud cry and gave up his spirit.