Matthew 27:49
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
48 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
- KJV
- The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
- WEB
- The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
- ASV
- And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.
- DARBY
- But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.
- BLB
- And the rest were saying, “Let [it] be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save Him.”
- ÅB
- Men de andre sa: «Vent, la oss se om Elias kommer for å frelse ham!»
- OTB
- De andre sa: "La Ham være. La oss se om Elia kommer for å redde Ham."
- B1930
- Men de andre sa: Vent, la oss se om Elias kommer for å frelse ham!