My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Θεε μου, θεε μου, ινα τ με εγκατελιπεσ; ). Matthew first transliterates the Aramaic, a…

Eli, Eli, etc. This language is not pure Hebrew, nor Syriac, but a mixture of both, commonly called Syro-Chaldaic. This was proba…

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani—This cry is recorded only by Matthew and Mark. The very syllables and tones remained in the memory of t…

He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with …

Pseudo-Chrysostom: Creation could not bear the outrage offered to the Creator, which is why the sun withdrew its beams,…

In what language did Jesus utter his cry of desolation, taken from Ps 22:1? It was most likely in Aramaic; and at least some of the variants (cf. N…

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried.

And about the ninth hour Or three o'clock in the afternoon, which was about the time of the slaying and offering of the d…

During the three hours that the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness and suffering His Father's displeasur…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…