Matthew 27:47
“Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.”
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Matthew 27:47 Context
45Now from the sixth houre there was darkenesse ouer all the land vnto the ninth houre. 46And about the ninth houre, Iesus cried with a loud voyce, saying, Eli, Eli, Lamasabachthani, that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mee? 47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48And straightway one of them ran, and tooke a spunge, and filled it with vineger, and put it on a reede, and gaue him to drinke. 49The rest said, Let bee, let vs see whether Elias will come to saue him.
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Other Translations for Matthew 27:47
Some of them that stood there, when they heard [that], said, This [man] calleth for Elias.
- King James Version
And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, {began} saying, "This man is calling for Elijah."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
- Basic English Bible
And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.
- Darby Bible
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elijah.
- Webster's Bible
The man is calling for Elijah, said some of the bystanders.
- Weymouth Bible
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
- World English Bible
And summen that stoden there, and herynge, seiden, This clepith Helye.
- Wycliffe Bible
And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- `Elijah he doth call;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 27:47
Mt 27:47 This [man] calleth for Elijah. The resemblance between the word "Eli" and the name Elijah is very close in the original. There is an allusion to the belief that Elijah would come before the Messiah.