Mark 15:35

15:35-36 The Aramaic term Eloi and its Hebrew equivalent Eli (Matt 27:46) sound sufficiently close to “Elijah” that some bystanders thought that Jesus was calling out for the prophet Elijah to rescue him (see Mal 4:5).

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Mar 15:35 . Ἠλίαν : the name of Elijah might be suggested by either form of the name of God Eli or Eloi. Who the τινες were that made the poor pun is doubtful, most probably heartless fellow-countrymen who only affected to misunderstand.

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35. Behold, he calieth Elias] They either only caught the first syllable, or misapprehended words, or, as some think, spoke in wilful mockery, and declared He called not on Eli, God, but on Elias, whose appearance was universally expected. See note above, Mar_9:11.

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And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom. At which time also there was an earthquake, and the rocks were rent, and graves were opened, as Matthew relates; see Gill on Mat 27:51, Mat 27:52.

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Mark 15:39

mar 15:39

mar 15:39

mar 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him,.... To watch him, that nobody released him, and that he did not come down from the cross himself;

saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost; that he cried with so loud and strong a voice, and the next moment expired:

he said, truly this man was the Son of God; and so said the rest of the soldiers that were with them, as appears from Mat 27:54; see Gill on Mat 27:54.

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35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

Ver. 35. {See Trapp on "Mat 27:47"}

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Notwithstanding the supernatural darkness, there.were those who lingered about the cross. Indeed, the darkness would add greatly to the awfulness of the place. It was out of that darkness that the voice of Jesus was heard; and inasmuch as Elias, or Elijah, was believed to hold some relation to the Messiah, it was natural for some of those who stood by to understand the words to mean that our Lord was actually calling for Elias.

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35. Ἠλείαν φωνεῖ. This is ironical and means “The helpless Messiah wants the Messianic Forerunner to come and help Him,” or, more simply, “wants Elijah to succour Him.” It is said that Elijah was regarded as the helper of the helpless.

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35. Ἴδε, Ἠλείαν φωνεῖ—See, he is calling Elijah. Ἴδε is used here as an interjection, calling attention to what is going on. As Jesus used Aramaic, and as Elijah was unknown to them, this cannot have been the soldiers, but some of the bystanders. And the misunderstanding was impossible, if they heard anything more than merely the name, or even that in any but the most indistinct fashion. The prophetic association of Elijah with the day of the Lord would help this misunderstanding.1

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