Matthew 27:39
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said,
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
In Context
38At the same time two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right, the other on the left.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.
Psalms 31:11The scorn of all my foes, the butt of my neighbours am I, a terror to my acquaintance. At the sight of me in the street people turn quickly away.
Psalms 69:7It’s in your cause that I have borne taunts, and my face has been covered with shame;
Psalms 109:2for their wicked mouths they have opened against me, they speak to me with tongues that are false,
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 →