Three Loud Cries

The Cry of Abandonment
“But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:4646And 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 forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46) JND).
“And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, [saying], Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” (Mark 15:3434And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Mark 15:34) JND).
The Cry of Victory or Conquest
“And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom” (Matt. 27:50-51 JnD).
“And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired. And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom” (Mark 15:37-3837And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. (Mark 15:37‑38) JND).
“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, says, I thirst. There was a vessel therefore there full of vinegar, and having filled a sponge with vinegar, and putting hyssop round it, they put it up to His mouth. When therefore Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, “It is finished”: and having bowed His head, He delivered up His spirit” (John 19:28-3028After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. (John 19:28‑30) JND).
The Cry of Committal
“And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into Thy hands I commit My Spirit. And having said this, He expired” (Luke 23:4646And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. (Luke 23:46) JND).
E. L. Ferguson