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. 27:46 [Heb. 5:7]
• 2. 27:46 Cited from Ps. 22:1
• 3. 27:48 Ruth 2:14
• 4. 27:48 Ps. 69:21
• 5. 27:50 ver. 46
• 6. 27:50 [John 10:18]

Footnotes

• [a] 27:45 That is, noon
• [b] 27:45 Or 'earth'
• [c] 27:45 That is, 3 p.m.