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Matthew 27:40

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ShameDoubt

38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.

39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

41 In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
KJV
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
WEB
and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
ASV
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
DARBY
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
BLB
and saying, “The One demolishing the temple and building [it] in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, also come down from the cross!”
ÅB
«Du som bryter ned templet og bygger det opp igjen på tre dager, frels deg selv! Er du Guds Sønn, da stig ned av korset!»
OTB
og sa: "Du som påstår å rive ned templet og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager, frels Deg selv! Hvis Du er Guds Sønn, kom ned fra korset!"
B1930
Du som bryter ned templet og bygger det op igjen på tre dager, frels dig selv! Er du Guds Sønn, da stig ned av korset!

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Cross references

  • Matthew 26:61

    and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

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  • Matthew 4:3

    The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

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  • Matthew 4:6

    “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

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  • John 2:19–22

    Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

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  • Matthew 26:63–64

    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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  • Luke 16:31

    Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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  • Revelation 11:10

    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

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  • Matthew 27:42

    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

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