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NASB | Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?"--which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" [Ps 22:1] |
Bible Question:
Subject: Please explain this verse? Mark 15:34 Note: "That's the way I see it too. It's too bad no one responded to you directly." What in the world is this forum coming to? Out of more than a dozen replies, only one person responded to the question directly? What a pity that only one among us had the great wisdom and knowledge to respond directly -- capitalized pronouns and all! Yeah, right. |
Bible Answer: In following this forum string, I'm afraid I must admit to a bit of confusion as to who is replying to whom and the comments concerning only one direct response to the original question: "Please explain Mark 15:34." I cannot speak for the others who replied to the original question, but I would like to state it was my understanding that the question was a request to explain why Jesus screamed the words He did: thus, explaining the reasons for the whole verse of Mark 15:34. That's why I offered the response I did earlier, pointing out that the cry He made was a quote from Psalms. It wasn't until later in the string, that the original questioner, Delores, asked for an explanation of the meaning of those exact words "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" from Psalms 22, as quoted in Mark 15. It was certainly not my intention to "avoid responding to the question directly," and indeed thought I had replied to the question as I understood it. Please forgive me if I'm somehow misunderstanding the notes posted thus far. What did you mean by "capitalized pronouns and all! Yeah, right"? With Delores' rephrasing of the question to focus on the meaning of the exact words spoken by Jesus in Mark (as quoted from Psalms), I agree with your reply, JVHO212, using quotes from the MacArthur Study Bible. I do believe that's the reason behind Psalms 22:1, what I view as possibly the saddest statement in all the Bible. Thank you for providing that input. |