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33 At noon, the day suddenly darkened for three hours across the entire land. 34 Sometime around three o’clock Jesus called out in a loud voice.

Jesus: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?

Jesus was speaking, as in the psalms, “My God, My God, why have You turned Your back on Me?”[a]

35 Some of those standing nearby misunderstood Him.

Bystanders: Hey, He’s calling for Elijah.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:34 Psalm 22:1

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