E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 27:50
ghost = spirit. Greek. pneuma. See App-101 . read more
Matthew-27:47-50,-john-19:28-30-niv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 27:49
And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.All this talk of Elijah sprang from Pharisaical prejudice and the propaganda they had waged, alleging that Jesus could not be the Christ "because Elijah had not yet come." Theirs was a misinterpretation of the prophecy that "Elijah must first come." Christ had already identified John the Baptist as that Elijah which was to come - the Elijah foretold by the prophecies. Doubtless the Pharisees were still harping on their old... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 27:50
And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.Matthew stressed the fact that Jesus submitted to death by personal surrender, as an act of his own volition, and well ahead of the time it could have been naturally expected. The words, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit," are given by Luke; Matthew gave scant attention to the "seven utterances." The time of the Master's death was three o'clock in the afternoon on the day of preparation for the Passover, making it... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:47
Matthew 27:47. This man calleth for Elias— Though Jesus spoke in the vulgar dialect, some of the people present did not understand him; for they fancied that he called upon the prophet Elijah to help him. Hence some have conjectured, that they were Roman soldiers who thus misunderstood Christ's words. The conjecture, however, cannot be admitted, unless these soldiers were proselytes, and had learned the language and religion of the Jews more perfectly than it is reasonable to suppose. We may... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:48
Matthew 27:48. One of them—took a sponge, &c.— We have before observed, that vinegar, or a small sharp wine and water,—a mixture which was called posca,—was the common drink of the Roman soldiers. Possibly, therefore, this vinegar was set here for their use, or for that of the crucified persons, whose torture would naturally make them thirsty. See Joh 19:28-29 where we are told that they put the sponge upon hyssop, that is to say, a stalk of hyssop, called by the other Evangelists καλαμος,... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:50
Matthew 27:50. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost— St. John tells us, that when our Lord had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished. "The predictions of the prophets are all fulfilled, and the redemption of the world is finished, to accomplish which I came into the world." And the other Evangelists inform us, that in speaking these words, our Lord cried with a loud voice; probably to shew that his strength was not exhausted, but that he was about to... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 27:27-56
4. The crucifixion of Jesus 27:27-56Matthew narrated the crucifixion of Jesus by emphasizing the Roman soldiers’ abuse of Jesus, the Jews’ mockery of Jesus, His actual death, and the events that immediately followed His death. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 27:45-50
The death of Jesus 27:45-50 (cf. Mark 15:33-37; Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30)Matthew now turned his spotlight away from the observers of Jesus to Jesus Himself. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 27:47
This statement by some onlookers reflects a belief that Elijah, whom God took to heaven without dying, would come to rescue the righteous from their distress. There is no biblical basis for this idea, though later Jews held it. [Note: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, s.v. "El(e)ias," by J. Jeremiah , 2:930.] Perhaps it had some connection with the prophecy about Elijah’s return to herald Messiah’s appearing. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 27:49
will come = is coming. Reference to Mai. Matthew 4:5 . read more