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41 In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, made sport of Him, saying,

42 He rescued others [a]from death; Himself He cannot rescue [b]from death. He is the King of Israel? Let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in and [c]acknowledge and cleave to Him.

43 He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now if He cares for Him and will have Him, for He said, I am the Son of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 27:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(A) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(B) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(C) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

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