Aramaic use in the New Testament

Aramaic — the everyday spoken language of many Jews in Palestine (including Jesus and His disciples) appears a few places in the New Testament:

• Talitha koum (“Little girl, arise”) — Mark 5:41
• Ephphatha (“Be opened”) — Mark 7:34
• Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (“My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?”) — Mark 15:34
• Abba (“Father”) — Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6