Matthew 27:49

49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

Matthew 27:49 in Other Translations

49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

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

49 But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”

49 The others joked, "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's see if Elijah comes and saves him."

49 But the rest said, "Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him!"

Matthew 27:49 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 27:49

The rest said, let be
The others, to whom he belonged, that fetched the sponge, said to him, let him alone, keep at a distance from him, give him nothing to drink:

let us see whether Elias will come to save him;
whom the Jews looked upon to be the forerunner of the Messiah, and therefore suggest, that should he come to save him, they would believe he was the Messiah; and they had a mighty notion of Elias appearing to persons frequently ^F19, and talking, and conversing with them; (See Gill on Matthew 17:3), though they did not believe he would come, and appear to Christ; for they were persons of great note for piety and learning, to whom he appeared, as they pretend, whereas they had no such opinion of him. The Ethiopic version here adds, and one took a spear and pierced his side with it, and blood and water flowed out: but this circumstance is only recorded by the Evangelist John, ( John 19:34 ) , though Beza says the same is read here in two ancient copies.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Vid. Juchasin, fol. 79. 1. & 86. 1. & 101. 1. & 118. 2. & 132. 1.

Matthew 27:49 In-Context

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split