Bible Strands
Luke 23:46
Then 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to God the Father from the cross, in the moment between the temple veil tearing and his final breath.
The words — φωνήσας (phōnēsas), aorist participle of "to call out," marks the act as a deliberate, loud vocalization — not a gasp or a whimper.
The thread — The phrase echoes Psalms 31:5 almost verbatim; Stephen's death cry in Acts 7:59 inverts the direction ("receive my spirit"), and John 19:30 gives the parallel account.
Why it lands — It frames death as a voluntary handover rather than a collapse, asking the reader to hold both the violence of the scene and the composure of the speaker in the same breath.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 31:5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
- Acts 7:59 While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- John 19:30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”