Mark 15:37 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 15:37

But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

BSB

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ASV

And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

KJV

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

On the Gospel of Mark (735)

But Jesus, having cried out with a loud voice, expired. What the Lord said with this loud voice, Luke clearly indicates, saying: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. And having said this, he expired (Luke 23). What John writes, however, that when Jesus …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Christ was really and truly dead, for he gave up the ghost; his human soul departed to the world of spirits, and left his body a breathless clod of clay. Just at that instant that Christ died upon mount Calvary, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Gave up the ghost - This was about three o’clock, or what was termed by the Jews the ninth hour; about the time that the paschal lamb was usually sacrificed. The darkness mentioned here must have endured about two hours and a half. Concerning this eclipse, see on Mat 27:45 (note).

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We have in these verses the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. All deaths are solemn events. Nothing in the whole history of a man is so important as his end. But never was there a death of such solemn import as that which is now before us. In the instant that our Lord drew His last breath, the work of atonement for a world's sin was accomplished. The ransom for sinners was at length paid. The kingdom of heaven was thrown fully open to all believers.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	But	G1161 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ἀφεὶς	apheis	having uttered	G863 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	a cry	G5456 →
μεγάλην	megalēn	loud	G3173 →
ἐξέπνευσεν.¶	exepneusen	breathed His last.	G1606 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 23:46
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
leads to
- Psalms 31:5
  Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
- John 19:30
  When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 7:59
  While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- 1 Peter 2:23
  When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
Through
John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
leads to
- John 17:4
  I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- Philippians 2:8
  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Colossians 2:14–17
  having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- John 10:11
  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark