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Where is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” in the Bible?
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” is Matthew 27:46. Jesus cries it out from the cross.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is Matthew 27:46.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus cries it out from the cross.
The verse
Around the ninth hour Jesus shouted in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46 · open the chapter →
What it means there
He is quoting the first line of Psalm 22, a psalm of David that starts in abandonment and ends in trust and praise. Matthew keeps the Aramaic words Jesus spoke.
Also in the Bible
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Mark 15:34 · open the chapter →
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? You are far from rescuing me, far from the words of my roaring.
Psalm 22:1 · open the chapter →
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Where is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” in the Bible?
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” is Matthew 27:46. These exact words are in 3 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus cries it out from the cross.
Is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 27:46, and also Mark 15:34 and Psalm 22:1. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 27:46 reads: “Around the ninth hour Jesus shouted in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””
Who said “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me”?
Jesus cries it out from the cross.
What does “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” mean in the Bible?
He is quoting the first line of Psalm 22, a psalm of David that starts in abandonment and ends in trust and praise. Matthew keeps the Aramaic words Jesus spoke.
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