27:39 {11} And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,(11) To make full satisfaction for us, Christ suffered and overcame not only the torments of the body, but also the most horrible torments of the mind. read more
27:44 The {n} thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.(n) This is spoken using the figure of speech called synecdoche, for only one of the thieves reviled him. read more
27:45 {12} Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.(12) Heaven itself is darkened for very horror, and Jesus cries out from the depth of hell, and all during this time he is being mocked. read more
27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou {o} forsaken me?(o) That is, in this misery: And this crying out is a natural part of his humanity, which, even though it was void of sin, still felt the wrath of God, the wrath which is due to our sins. read more
27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard [that], said, This [man] calleth for {p} Elias.(p) They allude to Elias’ name, not because they did not understand what he said, but because of a profane impudence and disrespect, and he repeated those words so that this repetition of the name might be understood. read more
27:50 {13} Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.(13) Christ, after he had overcome other enemies, at length provokes and attacks death itself. read more
27:51 {14} And, behold, the {q} veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;(14) Christ, when he is dead, shows himself to be God Almighty, and even his enemies confess the same.(q) Which separated the holiest of all. read more
27:52 And the {r} graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,(r) That is to say, the stones broke apart, and the graves opened themselves to show by this act that death was overcome: and the resurrection of the dead followed the resurrection of Christ, as the next verse indicates Matthew 27:53 . read more
All night the Lord Jesus had been subjected to the persecution of the Jewish council. Now early in the morning, determined that He might be put to death as soon as possible, they bring Him bound to the Roman governor, Pilate. Roman law did not allow the Jews to pass a death sentence (John 19:6-7), so they were urgent in their demand that Pilate should take this responsibility. It seems that Judas had thought that the Lord would have no difficulty in delivering Himself from the power of the... read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Matthew 27:38
27:38 {10} Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.(10) Christ then began to judge the world, when after his judgment he hung between two thieves. read more