23:46 Cried with a loud voice. He said: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani (Mr 15:34). This was followed by, It is finished (Joh 19:30), and the words here, Father into thy hands, etc.
23:46 Father, into thy hands - The Father receives the Spirit of Jesus: Jesus himself the spirits of the faithful.
23:44-49 We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was willing to offer himself. Let us seek to glorify God by true repentance and conversion; by protesting against those who crucify the Saviour; by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the service of Him who died for us and rose again.
