Matthew 27:39
and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
In Context
38Then crucified with him are two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left,
Cross References
Job 16:4I also, like you, might speak, If your soul were in my soul's stead. I might join against you with words, And nod at you with my head.
Psalms 22:6And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
Psalms 31:11Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without — fled from me.
Psalms 69:7For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
Psalms 109:2For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me — A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!
Lamentations 1:12[Is it] nothing to you, all ye passing by the way? Look attentively, and see, If there is any pain like my pain, That He is rolling to me? Whom Jehovah hath afflicted In the day of the fierceness of His anger.
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 →