saying, “You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
Matthew 27:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) In the same way the leading priests, experts in the Law of Moses and [Jewish] elders also mocked Him, saying, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, made sport of Him, saying, American Standard Version (1901) In like manner also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, Common English Bible In the same way, the chief priests, along with the legal experts and the elders, were making fun of him, saying, Catholic Public Domain Version And similarly, the leaders of the priests, with the scribes and the elders, mocking him, said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and ancients, mocking, said: |
saying, “You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
“He saved other people, [but] he cannot [even] save himself [i.e., from dying]. He is ‘the king of Israel;’ let him now come down from the cross and then we will believe in him.
For He will be turned over to the [unconverted] Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted and spit on.
And Jesus said to the leading priests and captains of the Temple [guard] and the [Jewish] elders that came to take Him, “Have you come out [to arrest me] with swords and clubs as you would [apprehend] a thief?
People stood [around] watching [all this], while the leaders even sneered at Him, saying, “He saved other people; [now] let him save himself [i.e., from dying] if he [really] is the Christ, God’s specially chosen one.”