Luke 23:46

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Cross-references

Luke 24:39 Contrast

Luke 24:39 shows Jesus' risen body with flesh and bones — in contrast to his spirit being committed at death, proving his resurrection.

Psalm 31:5 Citation

Psalm 31:5 is the exact verse Jesus quotes here — a prayer of trust and commitment into God's hands.

In Matthew 27:46-49, Jesus cries 'My God, why have you forsaken me?' — a different final word than the trust-filled committal here.

In Matthew 27:50-56, the same death is followed by the torn veil, centurion's confession, and women witnesses — providing additional details.

In Mark 15:34-36, Jesus' final cry is the forsakenness quotation, contrasting with the trusting committal in this verse.

Mark 15:37 Contrast

In Mark 15:34-36, the loud cry and death are parallel, but with the forsakenness cry instead of this committal.

Acts 7:59 Allusion

In Acts 7:59, Stephen echoes Jesus' final prayer, committing his spirit to the Lord as he is martyred.

Psalm 49:15 Allusion

Psalm 49:15 says God will ransom the soul from Sheol and receive me — directly mirrors Jesus committing his spirit into God's hands.

Psalm 73:24 Allusion

Psalm 73:24 says God will receive the psalmist to glory — Jesus' final words echo that confident trust in being received.

Psalm 89:26 Typology

Psalm 89:26 speaks of the king crying 'You are my Father' — Jesus addresses God as Father in his dying cry, fulfilling the Davidic type.

In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul entrusts his life to God, echoing Jesus' final act of committing his spirit — a model of confident faith in the face of death.

1 Peter 4:19 directly calls believers to commit themselves to the Creator — mirroring Jesus' own entrusting of his spirit to the Father in suffering.

John 19:30 Parallel

In John 19:30, Jesus says 'It is finished' before giving up his spirit — a different final saying, yet both are his last words from the cross.

Psalm 22:24 Allusion

Psalm 22:24 affirms that God does not hide his face from the afflicted — Jesus' cry shows his trust that God receives his spirit.

Acts 14:23 Parallel

In Acts 14:23, Paul commits elders to the Lord — the same Greek verb for 'entrust' Jesus uses as he commits his spirit to the Father.

In 1 Peter 2:23, Christ entrusts himself to God while suffering — matching the trust expressed in his final prayer.