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Matthew 27:45-47
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Matthew 27:45-47
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Jesus Dies(A)
45 At noon the whole country became dark. The darkness continued for three hours. 46 About three o’clock Jesus cried out loudly, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?”[a]
47 Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, “He is calling Elijah.”[b]
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- Matthew 27:46
Quote from Ps. 22:1. - Matthew 27:47 “He is calling Elijah” The word for “My God” ( Eli in Hebrew or Eloi in Aramaic) sounded to the people like the name of Elijah, a famous man who spoke for God about 850 B.C.
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