Matthew 27:42
“He saved other people, but he can't save himself!” they said. “If he really is the king of Israel, let him come down from the cross, and then we'll believe him!
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41The chief priests mocked him in the same way, along with the religious teachers and elders.
Cross References
Matthew 27:37They placed a sign over his head with the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
John 1:49“Rabbi, you are the Son of God, the king of Israel!” Nathaniel exclaimed.
John 12:13They cut off palm branches and went to welcome him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one coming in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel.”
Acts 4:14Since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there with them, they had nothing to say in response to what had happened.
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 →