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Berean Standard Bible

“About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?””

Matthew 27:46

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Jesus hung on the cross from about noon, when darkness covered the land, until about three in the afternoon. Near the end he cried out loudly in Aramaic, the language of home, and Matthew gives both the original words and their meaning.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

World English Bible (WEB)

About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' That is, 'My God, my God, why did You forsake me?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cerca de la hora de nona, Jesús exclamó con grande voz, diciendo: Eli, Eli, ¿lama sabachtani? Esto es: Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cerca de las tres, Jesús gritó:―Elí, Elí ¿lama sabactani? (Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?)

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