Mark 15:35
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
Mark 15:35 in other translations
| BSB | When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.” |
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| WEB | Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” |
| ASV | And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah. |
| YLT | And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, ‘Lo, Elijah he doth call;' |
| DARBY | And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls for Elias. |
| BBE | And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah. |
| Webster | And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah. |
What does Mark 15:35 mean?
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…
Mark 15:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 15:35
- Matthew 27:47-49
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
- Matthew 17:11-13
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
- Mark 9:11-13
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
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9:11-13; Mt 17:11-13; 27:47-49
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Context
- 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.
- Mark 15:36
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
Mark 15:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y oyéndole unos de los que estaban allí, decían: He aquí, llama á Elías. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quelques-uns de ceux qui étaient là présents, ayant entendu cela, disaient: Voici, il appelle Élie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als etliche der Dabeistehenden es hörten, sagten sie: Siehe, er ruft den Elias. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et quidam de circumstantibus audientes, dicebant: Ecce Eliam vocat. |