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Matthew 27:46–47

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus jcried out with a loud voice, saying, kEli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

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Matthew 27:46–47 — The New International Version (NIV)

46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:46–47 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

Matthew 27:46–47 — New Living Translation (NLT)

46 At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

47 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

Matthew 27:46–47 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!”

Matthew 27:46–47 — New Century Version (NCV)

46 About three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” This means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

47 Some of the people standing there who heard this said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:46–47 — American Standard Version (ASV)

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

Matthew 27:46–47 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

46 but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls for Elias.

Matthew 27:46–47 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

46 About three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” 47 When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:46–47 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!”

Matthew 27:46–47 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Matthew 27:46–47 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) 47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is summoning Elijah!”

Matthew 27:46–47 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

46 About three o’clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice. He said, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”

47 Some of those standing there heard Jesus cry out. They said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”

Matthew 27:46–47 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”


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