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At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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The Agony of Divine Separation
Commentators emphasize that this cry reveals a spiritual agony far deeper than the physical pain of crucifixion. Charles Spurgeon calls it the 'quintessence of agony' arising from a 'denser darkness over his spirit.' This moment expresses the profound sorrow of Jesus experiencing separation from the Father.
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19th Century
Anglican
Eloi, Eloi.—Here, again, the form which St. Mark gives is a closer reproduction of the very sounds of the Aramaic form of…
Baptist
There was darkness over the whole land until this ninth hour.
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi…
This is the only one of Jesus’ seven words from the cross Mark records (probably spoken in Hebrew). The meaning of the cry of agony “My God, my God…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice (See Gill on Matthew 27:46);
saying,…
Presbyterian
There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteo…
