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Matthew 27:50 Cross-References
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“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”
Matthew 27:50 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 27:50
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Jesus's death is described with unique language. After His cry (likely 'It is finished,' John 19:30, and 'Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit,' Luke 23:46), He 'yielded up the ghost' (ἀφῆκεν τὸ πνεῦμα/aphēken to pneuma)—literally 'dismissed' or 'sent away' His spirit. This word choice indicates Jesus died voluntarily, maintaining control even in death.He 'cried again with a loud voice' (φωνήσας πάλιν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ/phōnēsas palin phōnē megalē)—crucifixion victims typically died quietly through asphyxiation, unable to b...
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Cross-References for Matthew 27:50
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“he said”
“and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence”
“crying with a loud voice”
“I am poured out like water”
“who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God”
“and gave up the spirit.”
“but to serve”
“15”
“and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.”
“and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it shall be with a flood”