Matthew 27:45-50

The Death of Jesus

45 Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^[c]

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus ¹cried out with a loud voice, saying, ²"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ³sour wine, and put it on a reed and ⁴gave it to him to drink.

49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."

50 And Jesus ⁵cried out again with a loud voice and ⁶yielded up his spirit.

Cross References

• 1. [Hebrews 5:7]
• 2. Cited from Psalms 22:1
• 3. Ruth 2:14
• 4. Psalms 69:21
• 5. ver. 46
• 6. [John 10:18]

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, noon
• [b]. Or earth
• [c]. That is, 3 p.m.