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Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:45 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:45 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:45 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:45 JFB -> Commentary on 27:45 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:45 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:45 PNT -> Commentary on 27:45 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:45 TFG -> Commentary on 27:45 TSK -> Commentary on 27:45 TSK -> Entry for 27:45 WEN -> Notes on 27:45 NTB -> Astronomy; Darkness; Death; Hours; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena; Sun TTT -> Darkness; Death of Christ, The EBD -> Darkness; Eclipse SBD -> Darkness WJD -> Devotional using 27:45 WJD -> Devotional using 27:45 27:45 - [In Context] At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness continued for three hours.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:46 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:46 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:46 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:46 JFB -> Commentary on 27:46 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:46 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:46 PNT -> Commentary on 27:46 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:46 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:46 TFG -> Commentary on 27:46 TSK -> Commentary on 27:46 TSK -> Entry for 27:46 WEN -> Notes on 27:46 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Death; Hours; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Lama Sabachthani; Prophecy; Quotations And Allusions TTT -> Prophecies Respecting Christ EBD -> Chaldee language; Crucifixion; Eli; Lama; Sabachthani; Syriac SBD -> Sabachthani, or Sabachthani WJD -> Devotional using 27:46 WJD -> Devotional using 27:46 27:46 - [In Context] At about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" This means, "My God, my God, why have you left me alone?" F431
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:47 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:47 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:47 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:47 JFB -> Commentary on 27:47 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:47 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:47 PNT -> Commentary on 27:47 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:47 TFG -> Commentary on 27:47 TSK -> Commentary on 27:47 TSK -> Entry for 27:47 WEN -> Notes on 27:47 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) WJD -> Devotional using 27:47 WJD -> Devotional using 27:47 27:47 - [In Context] Some of the people standing there heard this. The people said, "He is calling Elijah." F432
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:48 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:48 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:48 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:48 JFB -> Commentary on 27:48 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:48 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:48 PNT -> Commentary on 27:48 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:48 TFG -> Commentary on 27:48 TSK -> Commentary on 27:48 TSK -> Entry for 27:48 WEN -> Notes on 27:48 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Prophecy; Sponge; Vinegar; Wine EBD -> Crucifixion; Hyssop; Reed; Sponge SBD -> Sponge; Vinegar WJD -> Devotional using 27:48 WJD -> Devotional using 27:48 27:48 - [In Context] Quickly one of the people ran and got a sponge. That person filled the sponge with vinegar and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:49 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:49 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:49 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:49 JFB -> Commentary on 27:49 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:49 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:49 PNT -> Commentary on 27:49 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:49 TFG -> Commentary on 27:49 TSK -> Commentary on 27:49 TSK -> Entry for 27:49 WEN -> Notes on 27:49 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) WJD -> Devotional using 27:49 WJD -> Devotional using 27:49 27:49 - [In Context] But the other people said, "Don't bother him (Jesus). We want to see if Elijah will come to save him."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:50 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:50 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:50 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:50 JFB -> Commentary on 27:50 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:50 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:50 PNT -> Commentary on 27:50 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:50 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:50 TFG -> Commentary on 27:50 TSK -> Commentary on 27:50 TSK -> Entry for 27:50 WEN -> Notes on 27:50 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) TTT -> Prophecies Respecting Christ EBD -> Ghost WJD -> Devotional using 27:50 WJD -> Devotional using 27:50 27:50 - [In Context] Again Jesus cried with a loud voice. Then he died. F433
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:51 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:51 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:51 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:51 JFB -> Commentary on 27:51 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:51 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:51 PNT -> Commentary on 27:51 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:51 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:51 TFG -> Commentary on 27:51 TSK -> Commentary on 27:51 TSK -> Entry for 27:51 WEN -> Notes on 27:51 NTB -> Death; Earthquakes; Jesus, The Christ; Symbols And Similitudes; Temple; Vail TTT -> Death of Christ, The; Earthquakes; Holy of Holies; Rocks; Temple, The Second; Vail, The Sacred EBD -> Veil, vail SBD -> Earthquake SPG -> Devotional using 27:51 WJD -> Devotional using 27:51 WJD -> Devotional using 27:51 27:51 - [In Context] When Jesus died, the curtain in the temple F434 was torn into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks were broken.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:52 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:52 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:52 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:52 JFB -> Commentary on 27:52 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:52 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:52 PNT -> Commentary on 27:52 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:52 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:52 TSK -> Commentary on 27:52 TSK -> Entry for 27:52 WEN -> Notes on 27:52 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Resurrection EBD -> Saint SBD -> Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:52 WJD -> Devotional using 27:52 27:52 - [In Context] All the graves opened, and many of God's people that had died were raised from death.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:53 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:53 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:53 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:53 JFB -> Commentary on 27:53 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:53 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:53 PNT -> Commentary on 27:53 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:53 TFG -> Commentary on 27:53 TSK -> Commentary on 27:53 TSK -> Entry for 27:53 WEN -> Notes on 27:53 NTB -> Death; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Resurrection TTT -> Resurrection, The SBD -> Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:53 WJD -> Devotional using 27:53 27:53 - [In Context] Those people came out of the graves. After Jesus was raised from death, those people went into the holy city (Jerusalem), and many people saw them.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:54 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:54 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:54 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:54 JFB -> Commentary on 27:54 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:54 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:54 PNT -> Commentary on 27:54 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:54 TFG -> Commentary on 27:54 TSK -> Commentary on 27:54 TSK -> Entry for 27:54 WEN -> Notes on 27:54 NTB -> Armies; Centurion; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) TTT -> Earthquakes EBD -> Centurion; Crucifixion; Earthquake SBD -> Army; Earthquake WJD -> Devotional using 27:54 WJD -> Devotional using 27:54 27:54 - [In Context] The army officer F435 and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything that happened. They were very afraid and said, "He really was the Son of God!"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:55 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:55 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:55 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:55 JFB -> Commentary on 27:55 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:55 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:55 PNT -> Commentary on 27:55 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:55 TFG -> Commentary on 27:55 TSK -> Commentary on 27:55 TSK -> Entry for 27:55 WEN -> Notes on 27:55 NTB -> Friendship; Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Love; Women TTT -> Galilee; Love to Christ EBD -> Mary WJD -> Devotional using 27:55 WJD -> Devotional using 27:55 27:55 - [In Context] Many women were standing away from the cross, watching. These were the women that followed Jesus from Galilee to care for him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:56 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:56 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:56 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:56 JFB -> Commentary on 27:56 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:56 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:56 PNT -> Commentary on 27:56 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:56 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:56 TFG -> Commentary on 27:56 TSK -> Commentary on 27:56 TSK -> Entry for 27:56 WEN -> Notes on 27:56 NTB -> Friendship; Galilee; James; Jesus, The Christ; Joses; Love; Mary; Salome; Women; Zebedee EBD -> Cleophas; James; John; Magdalene; Mary; Peter; Salome; Zebedee SBD -> James; Salome; Zebedee WJD -> Devotional using 27:56 WJD -> Devotional using 27:56 27:56 - [In Context] Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John F436 were there.
FOOTNOTES: F431: "My God … alone"   Quote from Ps. 22:1. F432: "He is calling Elijah"   The word for "My God" (\fEli\f in Hebrew or \fEloi\f in Aramaic) sounded to the people like the name of Elijah, a famous man that spoke for God about 850 B.C. F433: died   Literally, "let his spirit leave." F434: curtain in the temple   A curtain divided the "Most Holy Place" from the other part of the temple, the special building in Jerusalem for Jewish worship. F435: army officer   A centurion, a Roman army officer that had authority over 100 soldiers. F436: James and John   Literally, "the sons of Zebedee."

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.