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Jesus cries out beneath the darkened sky.
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Mark 15:34

My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me

The Cross and the Tomb · Mark 15

Story guide: At the ninth hour, Jesus cries out to God from the cross, asking why he has been forsaken.

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34At about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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