Matthew 27:39-43

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. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 27:39 Ps. 22:7; 109:25; [Lam. 1:12]
• 2. 27:39 Luke 22:65; 23:39; [James 2:7]
• 3. 27:39 Job 16:4; Isa. 37:22; Jer. 18:16; Lam. 2:15
• 4. 27:40 ch. 26:61
• 5. 27:40 ch. 4:3, 6
• 6. 27:40 ver. 43; ch. 26:63; See ch. 14:33
• 7. 27:42 [Luke 4:23]
• 8. 27:42 [ch. 26:53, 54; John 10:18]
• 9. 27:42 John 1:49; 12:13; [ver. 37]
• 10. 27:43 Cited from Ps. 22:8