Mark 15:35
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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?
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
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.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
- KJV
- And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
- 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.
- DARBY
- And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.
- BLB
- And some of those standing by, having heard, were saying, “Behold, He calls Elijah.”
- ÅB
- Og da noen av dem som sto der, hørte det, sa de: Se, han roper på Elias!
- OTB
- Noen av de som sto der, hørte det og sa: «Hør, Han roper på Elia.»
- B1930
- Og da nogen av dem som stod der, hørte det, sa de: Se, han roper på Elias!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:47–49
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Read in contextMatthew 17:11–13
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Read in contextMark 9:11–13
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
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