Matthew 27:47

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Cross References

Malachi 4:5

“Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.

Matthew 11:14

And if you believe what they said, then John is Elijah. He is the one they said would come.

Matthew 27:46

About three o’clock Jesus cried out loudly, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?”

Matthew 27:48

Quickly, one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled the sponge with sour wine and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to get a drink from it.