ANSWER: In the first part of verse forty-six, Jesus from the cross, ‘cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani.”’ The second part of the verse tells the meaning of the first part, i.e., Jesus had said, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Verse forty-eight says that those who stood nearby misunderstood, thinking that Jesus was calling for Elias! There are many opinions as to what Jesus meant when He said, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Clearly, it is the case that Jesus, as Deity, knew what was before Him as He went to Calvary (John 12:27). And as Deity, He also knew that whatever He would have to face that is Father would never totally forsake Him (John 16:32). It follows and appears then that, in keeping with the divine plan; in order for Jesus to experience the fullness of suffering and the total weight of the sins of mankind, that Deity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) withheld the slightest of support and allowed the human side of Jesus to woefully recite the words from Psalms 22:1, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”