Mark 15:35

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

Mark 15:35 in Other Translations

35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."

35 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

35 Some of the bystanders who heard him said, "Listen, he's calling for Elijah."

35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.

35 When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, "Listen! He's calling Elijah."

35 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "Look, He's calling for Elijah!"

35 Some of those standing nearby heard Jesus cry out. They said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah."

Mark 15:35 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:35

And some of them that stood by
The cross:

when they heard [it];
the loud voice of Jesus, and the words he uttered:

said, behold he calleth Elias;
whom they ignorantly, or wilfully took for Eloi; (See Gill on Matthew 27:47).

Mark 15:35 In-Context

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.