Where a verse leads
Matthew 27:46: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”Matthew 27:46
Matthew 27:46 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site, from his words and his self-revelation to shadows and types. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Matthew 27 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
This takes up the Old Testament at:
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”
Psalm 22:1 · King James Version
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Every collection that stands on this verse
His words and His self-revelation
Shadows and types
- My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me (Direct New Testament link)
- My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me
Questions people ask
What does Matthew 27:46 mean?
Matthew 27:46 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Matthew 27:46 in the Bible?
Matthew 27:46 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Matthew 27:46 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Matthew 27:46 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.