Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 15:37

"And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost." — Mark 15:37 (ASV)

After six hours of torture, Jesus cried out and died. Usually those who were crucified took much longer to die (cf. 15:44). The loud cry of Jesus is unusual because victims of crucifixion usually had no strength left, especially when near death. But Jesus’ death was no ordinary one, nor was his shout the last gasp of a dying man. It was a shout of victory that anticipated the triumph of the Resurrection.