Matthew 27:42

Easy To Read Version

They said, “He saved other people. But he can’t save himself! People say he is the king of Israel (the Jews). If he is the king, then he should come down now from the cross. Then we will believe in him.

Cross References

Matthew 2:2

The wise men asked people, “Where is the new baby that is the king of the Jews? We saw the star that shows he was born. We saw the star rise in the sky in the east. We came to worship him.”

Matthew 27:37

The soldiers put a sign above Jesus’ head with the charge against him written on it. The sign said: “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Matthew 27:40

and said, “You said you could destroy the temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross, if you are really the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:41

The leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the older Jewish leaders were also there. These men teased Jesus the same as the other people.

Mark 15:31

The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They teased Jesus the same as the other people did. They said to themselves, “He saved other people. But he can’t save himself.

Mark 15:32

If he is really the Christ, {\cf2\super [228]} the king of Israel (the Jews), then he should \{save himself by\} coming down from the cross now. We will see this, and then we will believe in him.” The robbers that were being killed on the crosses beside Jesus also said bad things to him.

Luke 19:38

They said,

Luke 23:35

The people stood there watching \{Jesus\}. The Jewish leaders laughed at Jesus. They said, “If he is God’s Chosen One, the Christ, {\cf2\super [378]} then let him save himself. He saved other people, didn’t he?”

Luke 23:37

The soldiers said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

John 1:49

Then Nathanael said to Jesus, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel (God’s people).”

John 12:13

The people took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus. The people shouted,

John 12:47

“I did not come into the world to judge people. I came to save the people in the world. So I am not the one that judges the people who hear my teaching but don’t obey.

John 9:24

So the Jewish leaders called the man that had been blind. They told the man to come in again. They said, “You should give God the glory \{by telling the truth\}. We know that this man (Jesus) is a sinner.”

Acts 4:14

They saw the crippled man standing there beside the two apostles. {\cf2\super [70]} They saw that the man was healed. So they could say nothing against the apostles.