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41 In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying, 42 “He saved others but can’t save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him[a] come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God[b] rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’

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  1. Matthew 27:42 Other mss. read If he is the king of Israel, let him
  2. Matthew 27:43 Lit. him

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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