Matthew 27:43

Matthew 27:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
• New International Version (NIV)He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Context of Matthew 27:43

41In 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. He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way. 45Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

Matthew 27:43 word by word

πέποιθεν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν· ῥυσάσθω νῦν εἰ θέλει αὐτόν· εἶπεν γὰρ ὅτι θεοῦ εἰμι υἱός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He trustedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• let him deliverῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• he will haveθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for Matthew 27:43

• Psalms 3:2Many are saying of me, “There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.” Selah.
• Psalms 14:6You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor, But the Lord is his safe refuge.
• Psalms 22:8“He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him. Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
• Psalms 42:10As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 71:11Saying, “God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
• Isaiah 36:15nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will most certainly rescue us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
• Isaiah 37:10“You shall say to Hezekiah king of Judah, ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
• Matthew 27:40and 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.”
• John 3:16“For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”
• John 10:30I and the Father are One [in essence and nature].”
• John 19:7The Jews answered him, “We have a law [regarding blasphemy], and according to that law He should die, because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

Commentaries on Matthew 27:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43If he will have him - Or, if he delight in him - . The verbs and , are used by the Septuagint in more than forty places for the Hebrew חפץ chaphets, which signifies, earnestly to desire, or delight in. Now as this is a quotation from Psalm 22:8, He trusted in the Lord, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, (בו חפץ כי ki chaphets bo ), for he Hath Delighted In Him: - ̔ , Sept. This will sufficiently vindicate the above translation; as the…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 27:43

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont

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