Matthew 27:42
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel. Let him come down off the cross, and then we will believe in him.
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In Context
41In the same way the chief priests were mocking him, along with the scribes and elders, and said,
Cross References
Matthew 27:37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
John 1:49Nathaniel replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 12:13they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.”
Acts 4:14Because they saw the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
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 →