Mark 15 · Verse 34

Mark 15:34

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Mark 15:34, King James Version

Mark 15:34 in other translations

BSBAt the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
WEBAt 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?”
ASVAnd at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
YLTand at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?' which is, being interpreted, ‘My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'
DARBYand at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
BBEAnd at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
WebsterAnd at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabacthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

What does Mark 15:34 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 34.

(m) "saying" Ps 22:1 (n) "forsaken me" Ps 42:9, 71:11, Lam 1:12

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 My God, my God, etc. - See on Mat 27:46 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:33-41

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 Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to…

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Mark 15:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
τῇtēaon theG3588
ἐνάτῃenatēninthG1766
ὥρᾳhōrahourG5610
ἐβόησενeboēsencried outG994
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
φωνῇphōnēain a voiceG5456
μεγάλῃmegalēloudG3173
ελωιelōiEloiG1682
ελωι,elōiEloi,G1682
λεμαlemalemaG2982
σαβαχθανι;sabachthanisabachthani?G4518
ὅhoWhichG3739
ἐστινestinisG1510
μεθερμηνευόμενον·methermēneuomenonbeing translated;G3177
ὁhoOG3588
θεόςtheosGodG2316
μουmouof MineG3165
ὁhoOG3588
θεόςtheosGodG2316
μου,mouof Mine,G3165
εἰςeistoG1519
τίtiwhyG5101
ἐγκατέλιπέςegkatelipeshave You forsakenG1459
με;meMeG3165

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Cross references for Mark 15:34

  • Psalms 22:1

    To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

  • Matthew 27:46

    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  • Psalms 27:9

    Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

  • Isaiah 41:17

    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

  • Psalms 71:11

    Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

  • Psalms 42:9

    I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  • Daniel 9:21

    Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

  • Luke 23:46

    And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

  • Acts 10:3

    He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

  • Luke 23:44

    And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

  • Lamentations 5:20

    Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
at.
Da 9:21; Lu 23:46; Ac 10:3
Eloi.
Ps 22:1; Mt 27:46; Heb 5:7
why.
Ps 27:9; 42:9; 71:11; Isa 41:17; La 1:12; 5:20

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Context

  • Mark 15:33

    And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

  • Mark 15:34

    And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

  • Mark 15:35

    And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

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Mark 15:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y á la hora de nona, exclamó Jesús á gran voz, diciendo: Eloi, Eloi, ¿lama sabachthani? que declarado, quiere decir: Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et à la neuvième heure, Jésus s’écria d’une forte voix, disant: Éloï, Éloï, lama sabachthani? ce qui, interprété, est: Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, pourquoi m’as-tu abandonné?
German
Elberfelder 1871
und zur neunten Stunde schrie Jesus mit lauter Stimme und sagte: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? was verdolmetscht ist: Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et hora nona exclamavit Jesus voce magna, dicens: Eloi, eloi, lamma sabacthani? quod est interpretatum: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?