MARK 15:34 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why did you forsake me?”

UST At three o’clock in the afternoon, Jesus shouted, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why did you abandon me?”

BSB At 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?”[fn]

MSB At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lima[fn] sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”[fn]

15:34 ECM, NA, and SBL lema; TR, TH, and WH lamma

15:34 Psalm 22:1

BLB And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" Which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

AICNT And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

OEB And, at three, Jesus called out loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?’ which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

WEBBE 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?”

WMBB At the ninth hour Yeshua cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

NET Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

LSV and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?” Which is, being interpreted, “My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?”

FBV At three o'clock Jesus cried out, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[fn]

15:34 Quoting Psalms 22:1.

TCNT And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, [fn]lima sabachthani?” which means, “[fn]My God, my God, why have yoʋ forsaken me?”

15:34 lima ¦ lamma TR ¦ lema ECM NA SBL ¦ lama TH WH

15:34 My ¦ O PCK

T4T At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”

LEB And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, my God, _⌊why_⌋[fn] have you forsaken me?”)[fn]

15:34 Literally “for what reason”

15:34 A quotation from Ps 22:1|link-href="None"

BBE And 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?

Moff and at three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "Elôi, Elôi, lema sabachthanei" (which means, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?)

Wymth But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

ASV And 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?

DRA And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

YLT and 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?'

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

15.34 Elohim

RV And 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?
(And 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/you forsaken me? )

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

Wbstr And 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?

KJB-1769 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?
(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/you forsaken me? )

KJB-1611 And at the ninth houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
(And at the ninth hour, Yesus/Yeshua cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou/you forsaken me?)

Bshps And at the nynth houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, yf one interprete it, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
(And at the ninth hour, Yesus/Yeshua cried with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, if one interpret it, My God, my God, why hast thou/you forsaken me?)

Gnva And at the ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamma-sabachthani? which is by interpretation, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
(And at the ninth hour Yesus/Yeshua cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamma-sabachthani? which is by interpretation, My God, my God, why hast thou/you forsaken me? )

Cvdl And aboute ye nyenth houre Iesus cried loude, and sayde: Eli, Eli, lamma asabthani? which is interpreted: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
(And about ye/you_all ninth hour Yesus/Yeshua cried loud, and said: Eli, Eli, lamma asabthani? which is interpreted: My God, my God, why hast thou/you forsaken me?)

TNT And at the nynthe houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce sayinge: Eloi Eloi lamaasbathani which is yf it be interpreted: my God my God why hast thou forsaken me?
(And at the ninth hour Yesus/Yeshua cried with a loud voice saying: Eloi Eloi lamaasbathani which is if it be interpreted: my God my God why hast thou/you forsaken me? )

Wycl And in the nynthe our Jhesus criede with a greet vois, and seide, Heloy, Heloy, lamasabatany, that is to seie, My God, my God, whi hast thou forsakun me?
(And in the ninth hour Yhesus cried with a great voice, and said, Heloy, Heloy, lamasabatany, that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou/you forsaken me?)

Luth Und um die neunte Stunde rief JEsus laut und sprach: Eli, Eli, lama asabthani? das ist verdolmetscht: Mein GOtt, mein GOtt, warum hast du mich verlassen?
(And around/by/for the ninth hour shouted Yesus loud and spoke: Eli, Eli, lama asabthani? the is interpreted: My God, my God, why have you(sg) me leave?)

ClVg Et hora nona exclamavit Jesus voce magna, dicens: Eloi, eloi, lamma sabacthani? quod est interpretatum: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?
(And hour ninth exclamavit Yesus voice big, saying: Eloi, eloi, lamma sabacthani? that it_is interpreted: God mine, God mine, as what dereliquisti me? )

UGNT καὶ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ, ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Ἐλωῒ, Ἐλωῒ, λεμὰ σαβαχθάνει? ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ Θεός μου, εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπές με?
(kai taʸ enataʸ hōra, eboaʸsen ho Yaʸsous fōnaʸ megalaʸ, Elōi, Elōi, lema sabaⱪthanei? ho estin methermaʸneuomenon, ho Theos mou, ho Theos mou, eis ti egkatelipes me?)

SBL-GNT καὶ τῇ ⸂ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ⸃ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ ⸀μεγάλῃ· Ἐλωῒ ἐλωῒ ⸀λεμὰ σαβαχθάνι; ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Ὁ θεός μου ὁ θεός μου, εἰς τί ⸂ἐγκατέλιπές με⸃;
(kai taʸ ⸂enataʸ hōra⸃ eboaʸsen ho Yaʸsous fōnaʸ ⸀megalaʸ; Elōi elōi ⸀lema sabaⱪthani; ho estin methermaʸneuomenon Ho theos mou ho theos mou, eis ti ⸂egkatelipes me⸃;)

RP-GNT Καὶ τῇ ὥρᾳ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, λέγων, Ἐλωΐ, Ἐλωΐ, λιμὰ σαβαχθανί; Ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, Ὁ θεός μου, ὁ θεός μου, εἰς τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;
(Kai taʸ hōra taʸ enataʸ eboaʸsen ho Yaʸsous fōnaʸ megalaʸ, legōn, Elōi, Elōi, lima sabaⱪthani; Ho estin methermaʸneuomenon, Ho theos mou, ho theos mou, eis ti me egkatelipes;)

TC-GNT Καὶ τῇ [fn]ὥρᾳ τῇ ἐνάτῃ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, [fn]λέγων, Ἐλωΐ, Ἐλωΐ, [fn]λιμὰ [fn]σαβαχθανί; Ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον, Ὁ Θεός [fn]μου, ὁ Θεός μου, εἰς τί [fn]με ἐγκατέλιπες;
(Kai taʸ hōra taʸ enataʸ eboaʸsen ho Yaʸsous fōnaʸ megalaʸ, legōn, Elōi, Elōi, lima sabaⱪthani; Ho esti methermaʸneuomenon, Ho Theos mou, ho Theos mou, eis ti me egkatelipes; )

15:34 ωρα τη ενατη ¦ ωρα τη εννατη TR ¦ ενατη ωρα CT

15:34 λεγων ¦ — CT

15:34 λιμα ¦ λαμμα TR ¦ λεμα ECM NA SBL ¦ λαμα TH WH

15:34 σαβαχθανι ¦ σαβαχθανει TH WH

15:34 μου ¦ — PCK

15:34 με εγκατελιπες ¦ εγκατελιπες με ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:33–41: Jesus died

Mark told the story of Jesus’ death and indicated the time certain important events happened. Jesus was nailed to the cross at the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.). Then at the sixth hour (12:00 noon) it became as dark as nighttime. It probably remained dark until Jesus died sometime during the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

Three important events happened in this section. First, Jesus shouted, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” These are the only words that Mark recorded that Jesus spoke while on the cross. They show that God the Father rejected Jesus while he took upon himself the sins of mankind. Second, when Jesus died, the curtain in the temple was torn in two. This curtain represented the barrier between mankind and the presence of God. Third, the Roman centurion in charge of the crucifixion confessed that Jesus was the Son of God. (He was the first man in the book of Mark to say this.)

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The death of Jesus

Jesus dies on the cross

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 27:45–56, Luke 23:44–49, and John 19:28–30.

15:34a

At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice,

At the middle of the afternoon, Jesus shouted loudly,
At that time, Jesus said very loudly in his language,

At the ninth hour: Because the phrase the ninth hour is also mentioned in 15:33, in some languages it may be more natural to say here:

at that time

cried out in a loud voice: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as cried out means “shouted” or “spoke in a very loud voice.” It does not mean “wept.” In some languages, it may not be necessary to say in a loud voice because this may already be implied by the verb used.

Jesus was speaking to God the Father. So the word you choose should not indicate that he was angry.

15:34b

“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”

“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?”
“Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabakatani?”

Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?: Jesus spoke these words in the language of the Jews (Hebrew or Aramaic).There is much discussion in the commentaries about whether Mark’s original text is a transliteration of this quote from Aramaic or Hebrew, or a mix of the two. And behind that question is the question of whether Jesus spoke these words in Hebrew or Aramaic. This is a quote from Psalm 22:1. You may want to say that Jesus spoke these words “in his own language.”

You should transliterate these words according to the sounds and letters in your language. Different English versions spell the third word in slightly different ways (some “lema”; others “lama”). This is because there are some differences of spelling in Greek manuscripts. You should follow the major language version of the Bible in your country when you transliterate these words.

15:34c

which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

This means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted/abandoned me?”
Its meaning/translation in our^(incl) language is “My God, my God, why have you left me?”

which means: The words which means introduce the translation/meaning of the words in 15:34b. Introduce this translation in a way that is natural in your language.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

This means

These words mean in our^(incl) language

Translated in our^(incl) language that would be

My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?: This question is an expression of extreme grief and anguish. It expresses the grief that Jesus felt because God had left him alone. If a literal translation would give a wrong meaning in your language, you may need to change the form so that it expresses Jesus’ grief.

Here are some other ways to translate this question:

My God, my God, why did you abandon me? (GNT)

My God, my God, how could it happen that you have deserted me?

My God, you have deserted me! How can I endure that?

My God, I grieve deeply that you have left me.

My God, My God: The repetition of the words My God adds emphasis to what Jesus said. Consider if it would be natural in your language to repeat them. If it is not, think of a way to show this emphasis in a natural way in your language.

My God: The pronoun My indicates that Jesus has a personal relationship with God. In some languages it may not be natural to address God as “my God.” If that is true in your language, you could say:

God, God

O God, O God

God, God whom I serve/trust

have…forsaken: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as have…forsaken means “go away from a person leaving him alone and not cared for.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

have…abandoned (GW)

have…deserted (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ

¬the ninth hour

See how you translated the phrase the ninth hour in [15:33](../15/33.md). Alternate translation: [3:00 PM]

Note 2 topic: translate-ordinal

τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ

¬the ninth hour

If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [at hour nine]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐβόησεν & φωνῇ μεγάλῃ

shouted & ˱with˲_˓a˒_voice loud

Here, the phrase cried out with a loud voice means that Jesus raised the volume of his voice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [yelled loudly]

Note 4 topic: translate-transliterate

Ἐλωῒ, Ἐλωῒ, λεμὰ σαβαχθάνει?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Ἐλωΐ Ἐλωΐ λεμά σαβαχθάνι Ὅ ἐστίν μεθερμηνευόμενον Ὁ Θεός μού ὁ Θεός μού εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπες μέ)

This phrase is what Jesus cried out in his own language, either Aramaic or Hebrew. Mark has spelled the words out using Greek letters so his readers would know how they sounded. Since Mark states what these words mean later in the verse, you also should spell them out the way they sound in your language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you expressed this construction in [15:22](../15/22.md). Alternate translation: [which one can translate as]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ Θεός μου

¬the ¬the God (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῇ ἐνάτῃ ὥρᾳ ἐβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Ἐλωΐ Ἐλωΐ λεμά σαβαχθάνι Ὅ ἐστίν μεθερμηνευόμενον Ὁ Θεός μού ὁ Θεός μού εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπες μέ)

The psalmist, whom Jesus is quoting, repeats the phrase My God to express the urgency and emotion of his question. If repeating this phrase would not express urgency or emotion in your language, you could eliminate the repetition and express the urgency and emotion in another way. Alternate translation: [Please, my God]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ Θεός μου, εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπές με

See the discussion of this phrase in the chapter introduction.

Parallel MARK 15:34

Section 15:33–41: Jesus died

15:34a

15:34b

15:34c

Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial