Mat 27:45-46 | NETfull | STEP | Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

Matthew 27:45-46

Jesus’ Death

45 Now from noon until three, ^{▼▼ Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”} darkness came over all the land. ^{▼▼ This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.} 46 At ^{▼▼ Here δέ (de) has not been translated.} about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, ^{▼▼ Grk “with a loud voice, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.} “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me ?” ^{▼▼ A quotation from Ps 22:1.}