Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.” New Living Translation Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. English Standard Version And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” Berean Standard Bible When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” Berean Literal Bible And some of those who were standing there, having heard, began saying, "This man calls Elijah." King James Bible Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. New King James Version Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” New American Standard Bible And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” NASB 1995 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” NASB 1977 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” Legacy Standard Bible And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” Amplified Bible When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” Christian Standard Bible When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah.” Holman Christian Standard Bible When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!” American Standard Version And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Those people who were standing there, when they had heard, they were saying, “This one has called Elijah.” Contemporary English Version Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He's calling for Elijah." Douay-Rheims Bible And some that stood there and heard, said: This man calleth Elias. English Revised Version And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. GOD'S WORD® Translation When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, "He's calling Elijah." Good News Translation Some of the people standing there heard him and said, "He is calling for Elijah!" International Standard Version When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah." Literal Standard Version And certain of those standing there having heard, said, “He calls Elijah”; Majority Standard Bible When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” New American Bible Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “This one is calling for Elijah.” NET Bible When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah." New Revised Standard Version When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” New Heart English Bible Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." Webster's Bible Translation Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elijah. Weymouth New Testament "The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders. World English Bible Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” Young's Literal Translation And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;' Additional Translations ... Context The Death of Jesus…46About 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?” 47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” 48One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.… Cross References Matthew 27:46 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 27:48 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink. Treasury of Scripture Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elias. This. Matthew 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: Mark 15:35,36 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias… Jump to Previous Bystanders Calls Crying Elias Elijah Eli'jah Heard Hearing He's Standing StoodJump to Next Bystanders Calls Crying Elias Elijah Eli'jah Heard Hearing He's Standing StoodMatthew 27 1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.3. Judas hangs himself. 19. Pilate, admonished of his wife, 20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas. 27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns; 33. crucified; 39. reviled; 50. dies, and is buried; 62. his tomb is sealed and watched. (47) This man calleth for Elias.--There is no ground for looking on this as a wilful, derisive misinterpretation. The words may have been imperfectly understood, or some of those who listened may have been Hellenistic Jews. The dominant expectation of the coming of Elijah (see Notes on Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:10) would predispose men to fasten on the similarity of sound, and the strange unearthly darkness would intensify the feeling that looked for a supernatural manifestation of His presence.Verse 47. - Some of them that stood there. These could not have been the Roman soldiers, for they would not have understood the Saviour's language, and could have known nothing about Elias. Edersheim supposes that the guards were provincial soldiers, and not necessarily of Latin extraction. At any rate, the speakers are Jews standing near enough to the cross to catch more or less the words uttered by Jesus. This man (οῦτος, he, pointing at him) calleth for Elias. Whether they wilfully misinterpreted the half-heard cry, "Eli, Eli!" or whether they really misunderstood it, is an undecided question. In the first case, we must suppose that they spoke in cruel mockery - the last of the brutal insults vented on the meek Sufferer. He cannot save himself; he appeals to the old prophet to come to rescue him; was there ever such presumption? There are two considerations which militate against this supposition. The time of ribaldry and abuse is now past; the supernatural darkness has had a calming and terrifying effect; and there is no spirit of mockery left in the awed bystanders. Besides this, it is not likely that Jews, who with all their errors and vices paid an outward respect to holy things, would have presumed to make a play on the sacred name of God. Therefore it is no more reasonable to hold that, misunderstanding Christ's words, they spoke seriously, with some vague, superstitious idea that Elijah might appear at this crisis, and rescue the Sufferer (see ver. 49). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whenδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. some Τινὲς (Tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. of those τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. standing ἑστηκότων (hestēkotōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. there ἐκεῖ (ekei) Adverb Strong's 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither. heard this, ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. they said, ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “[He] οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is calling φωνεῖ (phōnei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation. Elijah.” Ἠλίαν (Ēlian) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite. Links Matthew 27:47 NIVMatthew 27:47 NLT Matthew 27:47 ESV Matthew 27:47 NASB Matthew 27:47 KJV Matthew 27:47 BibleApps.com Matthew 27:47 Biblia Paralela Matthew 27:47 Chinese Bible Matthew 27:47 French Bible Matthew 27:47 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 27:47 Some of them who stood there when (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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