But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
- KJV And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
- NKJV And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
- NASB But Jesus let out a loud cry, and died.
- NLT Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
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Quick answer
With a loud cry, Jesus gives up his spirit and dies. The Son of God lays down his life.
Overview
The loud cry shows Jesus dying not from sheer exhaustion alone but with deliberate authority, willingly yielding his spirit (compare John 10:18). His death is the appointed sacrifice for sin, the moment toward which Mark's whole Gospel has moved. The ransom for many is now paid (Mark 10:45).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- Matt 27:50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
- Luke 23:46Then 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.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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