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Matthew 27:47 Cross-References
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“Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said , This man calleth for Elias.”
Matthew 27:47 (KJV)
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This man calleth for Elias (Ἠλίαν φωνεῖ)—the crowd misheard Jesus' Aramaic cry 'Eli, Eli' (v. 46) as an invocation to Elijah, whose eschatological return was anticipated in Malachi 4:5-6. This tragic misunderstanding deepened Christ's isolation even in his final words of dereliction.The confusion between Eli (My God) and Elias (Greek for Elijah) reflects the crowd's spiritual blindness—they heard a prophetic name instead of a prayer. While Jesus quoted Psalm 22:1 in fulfillment of Scripture, the mockers expected supernatural rescue by the Tishbite prophet. Their expectation would be ironically...
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“I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.”
“when they heard it”
“this is Elijah”