Matthew 27:50
Matthew 27:50
“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →With a loud cry, Jesus gives up His spirit and dies.
What Does Matthew 27:50 Mean?
After a final loud cry, Jesus yields up His spirit. The phrase suggests not a life torn away but a life freely surrendered, given up at the chosen hour.
The Savior does not merely expire; He yields up His spirit, laying down His life as He said He would, of His own accord. The loud cry shows He dies not in exhausted defeat but as One in command to the end. Here is the heart of the gospel, the Son of God offering His life for the world. In this moment of death the greatest love is shown, and the way of salvation is opened for all.