Matthew 27:46-49

27:46 At ¹  about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, ²  “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ³  27:47 When ⁴  some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 27:48 Immediately ⁵  one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, ⁶  put it on a stick, ⁷  and gave it to him to drink. 27:49 But the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.” ⁸ 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “with a loud voice, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

³ sn A quotation from Ps 22:1.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁶ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

⁷ tn Grk “a reed.”

⁸ tc Early and important mss (א B C L Γ pc) have another sentence at the end of this verse: “And another [soldier] took a spear and pierced him in the side, and water and blood flowed out.” This comment finds such a strong parallel in John 19:34 that it was undoubtedly lifted from the Fourth Gospel by early, well-meaning scribes and inserted into Matt 27:49. Consequently, even though the support for the shorter reading (A D W Θ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat sy sa bo) is not nearly as impressive, internal considerations on its behalf are compelling.