23:46a
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice: This clause introduces the words that Jesus called out to God as he died. In Greek the clause begins with the common conjunction that is often translated as “and.” The Berean Standard Bible translates this conjunction as Then. The phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates in a loud voice indicates that Jesus said or shouted the words loudly. The phrase does not imply that he was angry.
Some other says to translate the clause are:
Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said (NET Bible)
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After this, Jesus prayed loudly to God, saying
23:46b
Father: Here Jesus prayed to God. He addressed God as Father. In some languages it may be helpful to make this explicit. For example:
Father ⌊God⌋
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⌊God⌋ ⌊my⌋ Father
into Your hands I commit My Spirit: In this prayer Jesus entrusted his spirit to God to care for him and protect him. The phrase into Your hands is a metaphor. It represents God himself or his loving care. Some other ways to translate the prayer are:
into your hands I entrust my spirit (God’s Word)
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I commit my spirit into your care
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I give my soul into your holding/power
My Spirit: The phrase My Spirit refers to Jesus himself but does not include his physical body. He was about to leave his body and go to God. Express this in a natural way in your language. For example:
I put myself in your hands! (Contemporary English Version)
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I entrust myself to you.
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I give you my life. (New Century Version)
23:46c
He breathed His last: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as He breathed His last means “he died.” Translate that meaning in a natural way in your language for this context. If you have a gentle way in your language to say that someone has died, you may be able to use it here.
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