# Matthew 27.48

<!-- type: passage | created: 2026-06-01 | updated: 2026-06-01 -->

**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</span> 47. And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.
>
> **48. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.**
>
> 49. And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him. 50. And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. (Matthew 27:46-50, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 46. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”</span> 47. Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
>
> **48. Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.**
>
> 49. The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.” 50. Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. (Matthew 27:46-50, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</span> 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.**
>
> 49. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. (Matthew 27:46-50, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 46. and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'</span> 47. And certain of those standing there having heard, said, 'Elijah he doth call;'
>
> **48. and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled [it] with vinegar, and having put [it] on a reed, was giving him to drink,**
>
> 49. but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come, about to save him.' 50. And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit; (Matthew 27:46-50, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

- _TBD_
- _TBD_
- _TBD_
- _TBD_
---

_Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.