Matthew 27:40
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it again in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
39And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads,
41And in like manner the chief priests also insulting Him, with the scribes and elders,
Cross References
Matthew 4:3And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:
Matthew 16:4This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away.
Matthew 26:63Then the high priest said to Him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 27:54And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.
Luke 16:31And he replied, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.
Revelation 11:10And those that dwell upon the earth shall triumph over them, and be merry, and send presents to one another: because these two prophets had tormented those that dwelt on the earth.
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 →