Matthew 27:47 meaning and explanation
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
Matthew 27:47, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus has just cried out from the cross, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani," quoting Psalm 22:1. The bystanders hear the opening Aramaic word Eli and mistake it for the name Elijah, the prophet whom Jewish expectation held would return before the end.
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