Passage · New Testament
Matthew 27:39-43
Matt.27.39-Matt.27.43
Explore this passage in the graph39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” Read this passage at the publisher: Read in NIV · Read in ESV
Connections that cite this passage
Matthew 27:39-43 alludes to Psalms 22:7-8
Strong allusion or echoHigh confidenceThe mockers' shaking heads and their taunt that God should deliver Him if He delights in Him follow the wording of Psalm 22.
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