Matthew 27:47
When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,“This man is calling for Elijah.”
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- Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
- Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
- Mark 15:35-36 : 35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!” 36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
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- Mark 15:34-374 verses93%
34 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?”
35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”
36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
37 But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.
- Matt 27:48-503 verses83%
48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.
49 But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
- Matt 27:39-468 verses78%
39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
40 and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”
41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!
43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Luke 23:34-396 verses72%
34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
37 and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”
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12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
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29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
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32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
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39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
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11 Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
- Matt 27:22-232 verses70%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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28 They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”
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15 Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”
- Mark 15:29-302 verses70%
29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
- Luke 23:46-472 verses70%
46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said,“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
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25 Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
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29 A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.
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54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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32 Jesus stopped, called them, and said,“What do you want me to do for you?”
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19 They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”
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13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
- Matt 27:36-372 verses69%
36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
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10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
- Matt 27:33-342 verses69%
33 They came to a place called Golgotha(which means“Place of the Skull”)
34 and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.
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37 They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
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1 For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
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8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.