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And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This man calleth for Elias. This was done purposely to deride him and his pretensions to be the Messiah. The words Eli, Eli, they might ea…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This man calleth for Elias — There is no ground for viewing this as a willful, derisive misinterpretation. The words may have been…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, sayin…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

According to 2 Kings 2:1–12, Elijah did not die but was taken alive to heaven in a whirlwind. Some Jewish tradition, perhaps as old as …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He calls Elijah. Those who consider this as spoken by the soldiers, ignorant and unskilled in the Syriac language, and unacquainted with t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Some of them that stood there: Near the cross, looking on, and mocking at him.

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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

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