Matthew 27:49
And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
In Context
50And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1And Elias the Thesbite of the inhabitants of Galaad said to Achab: As the Lord liveth the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50
The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →