Why was Jesus last words Forsaken Me meaning abandoned,deserted rather than a cry of pain?
The words that you cite are a quotation from Psalm 22 & may have been put into the mouth of Jesus solely in order that the prophecy might be fulfilled. However, there are different traditions & the gospel writers record seven statements supposedly uttered by Jesus while he was on the cross: # “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 # “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 # “Woman, behold, your son!” John 19:25-27 # “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 & Mark 15:34 # “I thirst.” John 19:28 # “It is finished.” John 19:30 # “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Luke 23:46 For a variety of reasons the historical veracity of these utterances has been called into question. The following passage is taken from the Wikipedia article “Sayings of Jesus on the cross”. The fact that the statements of the last words differ between the four canonical Gospels has caused some scholars to doubt that any are genuin
