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Simplified Cowboy Version

Mark 15:35

When some people standing around heard him, they said, "Listen! Jesus is calling out for Elijah!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Jesus, the Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Elijah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Body;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mark, Gospel According to;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline (2);   Elijah (2);   Manuscripts;   Passion Week;   Vinegar ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “See, he’s calling for Elijah.”
King James Version (1611)
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
King James Version
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
English Standard Version
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."
New American Standard Bible
And when some of the bystanders heard Him, they began saying, "Look! He is calling for Elijah!"
New Century Version
When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He is calling Elijah."
Amplified Bible
Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, "Look! He is calling for Elijah!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."
Legacy Standard Bible
And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Look, He is calling for Elijah."
Berean Standard Bible
When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, "Behold, He is calling Elijah."
Contemporary English Version
Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He is calling for Elijah."
Complete Jewish Bible
On hearing this, some of the bystanders said, "Look! He's calling for Eliyahu!"
Darby Translation
And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.
Easy-to-Read Version
Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, "Listen! He is calling Elijah."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And some of them that stoode by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
George Lamsa Translation
Some of the men who were standing by, when they heard it, said, He called for Elijah.
Good News Translation
Some of the people there heard him and said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
Lexham English Bible
And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!"
Literal Translation
And hearing, some of those standing by said, Behold, He calls Elijah.
American Standard Version
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
Bible in Basic English
And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.
Hebrew Names Version
Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he calls Eliyah."
International Standard Version
When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!"Elijah
in Heb. sounds like Eloi.">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
And certain who heard, of them who were standing, said, Elia he calleth;
Murdock Translation
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said: He calleth for Elijah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And some of them that stoode by, whe they hearde that, sayde: Beholde, he calleth for Elias.
English Revised Version
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
World English Bible
Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he calls Elijah."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And one of them that stood by, hearing it said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
Weymouth's New Testament
Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And summe of men that stoden aboute herden, and seiden, Lo! he clepith Helye.
Update Bible Version
And some of those that stood by, when they heard it, said, Look, he calls Elijah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
New English Translation
When some of the bystanders heard it they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
New King James Version
Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!"
New Living Translation
Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
New Life Bible
When some of those who stood by heard that, they said, "Listen! He is calling for Elijah."
New Revised Standard
When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, some of the by-standers, having heard, were saying - See! Elijah, he calleth!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.
Revised Standard Version
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Eli'jah."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And some of them that stode by when they hearde yt sayde: beholde he calleth for Helyas
Young's Literal Translation
And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, `Lo, Elijah he doth call;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And some that stode by, whan they herde yt, they sayde: Beholde, he calleth Elias.
Mace New Testament (1729)
some there present upon hearing that, said: observe, he calls upon Elias.
THE MESSAGE
Some of the bystanders who heard him said, "Listen, he's calling for Elijah." Someone ran off, soaked a sponge in sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down."

Contextual Overview

33It was now the midday hour, and when the clock had struck high noon, darkness descended over the entire country for three hours. 34About three o'clock in the afternoon, Jesus yelled out, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forgotten about me?" 35When some people standing around heard him, they said, "Listen! Jesus is calling out for Elijah!" 36Then someone lifted up a sponge soaked with vinegar and gave it to Jesus. Others said, "Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah does somehow come riding up to save him." 37Jesus looked up and cried out with a loud voice and let out his last breath. 38In the main church, there was a thick curtain that separated God's holy place from the rest of the building. When Jesus died, this curtain was torn in two from the top to the bottom. No longer would God be separated from his people. 39One of the soldiers who stood at the foot of the cross saw how Jesus died and said, "I think we've screwed up boys. This really was God's Son!" 40Also seeing his death were some women watching from a distance. These women included Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome. 41In Galilee, these women had traveled with Jesus and taken care of him. There were other women there also who had gone to Jerusalem with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Mark 9:11-13, Matthew 17:11-13, Matthew 27:47-49

Reciprocal: Mark 6:15 - it is Elias

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some of them that stood by,.... The cross:

when they heard [it]; the loud voice of Jesus, and the words he uttered:

said, behold he calleth Elias; whom they ignorantly, or wilfully took for Eloi; :-.


 
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