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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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)