Matthew 27:45-46

Context

Jesus’ Death

27:45 Now from noon until three,¹ darkness came over all the land.² 27:46 At³ about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,⁴ “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”⁵

[27:45] ¹tn Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”

[27:45] ²sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.

[27:46] ³tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:46] ⁴tn Grk “with a loud voice, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:46] ⁵sn A quotation from Ps 22:1.