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 27:43 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) He trusted in God; now let God deliver him, if He wants [to save him from dying], for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. Common English Bible He trusts in God, so let God deliver him now if he wants to. He said, ‘I’m God’s Son.’” Catholic Public Domain Version He trusted in God; so now, let God free him, if he wills him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He trusted in God; let him now deliver him if he will have him; for he said: I am the Son of God. |
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.”
Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
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.”
how can you people say to Him, whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are speaking abusively [i.e., about God],’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? He is the One whom the Father set apart [i.e., for His service] and sent into the world.
The Jews replied, “We have a law which requires that he ought to die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”