Matthew 27:39-49

39 And ¹those who passed by ²derided him, ³wagging their heads

40 and saying, ⁴"You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ⁵If you are ⁶the Son of God, come down from the cross."

41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

42 ⁷"He saved others; ⁸he cannot save himself. ⁹He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

43 ¹⁰He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

44 ¹¹And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

45 Now from the sixth hour^[a] there was darkness over all the land^[b] until the ninth hour.^[c]

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus ¹²cried out with a loud voice, saying, ¹³"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ¹⁴sour wine, and put it on a reed and ¹⁵gave it to him to drink.

49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 22:7; Psalms 109:25; [Lamentations 1:12]
• 2. Luke 22:65; Luke 23:39; [James 2:7]
• 3. Job 16:4; Isaiah 37:22; Jeremiah 18:16; Lamentations 2:15
• 4. Matthew 26:61
• 5. Matthew 4:3, 6
• 6. ver. 43; Matthew 26:63; See Matthew 14:33
• 7. [Luke 4:23]
• 8. [Matthew 26:53, 54; John 10:18]
• 9. John 1:49; John 12:13; [ver. 37]
• 10. Cited from Psalms 22:8
• 11. [Luke 23:39-43]
• 12. [Hebrews 5:7]
• 13. Cited from Psalms 22:1
• 14. Ruth 2:14
• 15. Psalms 69:21

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, noon
• [b]. Or earth
• [c]. That is, 3 p.m.