Matthew 27:41

Matthew 27:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
• New International Version (NIV)In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said,

Context of Matthew 27:41

39Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule], 40and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42“He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him. 43He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Matthew 27:41 word by word

ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων ἔλεγον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the chief priestsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• mockingἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Matthew 27:41

• Job 13:9Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
• Psalms 22:12Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
• Psalms 35:26Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.
• Isaiah 28:22Now do not carry on as scoffers, Or the bands which bind you will be made stronger; For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts [a decree] Of decisive destruction on all the earth.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says, To the thoroughly despised One, To the One hated by the nation To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes shall also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Zechariah 11:8Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.
• Mark 15:31In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were ridiculing and mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself!
• Luke 18:32He will be betrayed and handed over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities), and will be mocked and ridiculed and insulted and abused and spit on,
• Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders [of the Sanhedrin] who had come out against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a robber?
• Luke 23:35Now the people stood by, watching; but even the rulers ridiculed and sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others [from death]; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) of God, His Chosen One.”

Commentaries on Matthew 27:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Chief priests - scribes and elders - To these, several ancient MSS. and versions add, , and Pharisees. But though the authority for this reading is respectable, yet it does not appear that the Pharisees joined in with the others in the condemnation of our Lord. Probably his discourses and parables, related in some of the preceding chapters, which were spoken directly to them, had so far convinced them that they would at least have no hand in putting him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-44Verses 35-44 It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head. This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that even his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-44The crowd mocked Jesus, but their words were still true. He is the Son of God, the King of Israel, and the Messiah.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:41

• Blasphemy
• Death
• Infidelity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malefactors (Criminals)
• Mocking
• Persecution
• Reviling
• Scoffing
• Scribe (S)

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Mock; Mocker; Mocking

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings