Matthew 27:43

43 confidet in Deo liberet nunc eum si vult dixit enim quia Dei Filius sum

Matthew 27:43 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 27:43

He trusted in God
That is, he pretended to claim an interest in him, to be high in his favour and esteem, and to have great faith and confidence in him:

let him deliver him now;
directly, from the cross, and the death of it:

if he will have him;
or if he is well pleased with him as his own Son, or delights in him as such, and will show him any favour and good will; see ( Psalms 22:8 ) , where are these very words, and which are predicted should be said by these men to Christ; and are a wonderful confirmation of the truth of that Psalm and prophecy belonging to him:

for he said, I am the Son of God;
not only in his ministry, but he had said so in their grand council, before them all.

Matthew 27:43 In-Context

41 similiter et principes sacerdotum inludentes cum scribis et senioribus dicentes

42 alios salvos fecit se ipsum non potest salvum facere si rex Israhel est descendat nunc de cruce et credemus ei

43 confidet in Deo liberet nunc eum si vult dixit enim quia Dei Filius sum

44 id ipsum autem et latrones qui fixi erant cum eo inproperabant ei

45 a sexta autem hora tenebrae factae sunt super universam terram usque ad horam nonam