Matthew 27:42

Matthew 27:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
• New International Version (NIV)“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.

Context of Matthew 27:42

40and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross. 41[And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God. 44And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

Matthew 27:42 word by word

ἄλλους ἔσωσεν, ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται σῶσαι. βασιλεὺς Ἰσραήλ ἐστιν, καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ, καὶ πιστεύσομεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• descendκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Matthew 27:42

• John 9:24They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.
• John 12:47and if any one hear my words and do not keep [them], I judge him not, for I am not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.
• Acts 4:14And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;
• Matthew 27:37And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
• Matthew 2:2Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
• Luke 19:38saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
• John 1:49Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42He saved others; himself he cannot save - Or, Cannot he save himself? Several MSS. read this with the mark of interrogation as above; and this makes the sarcasm still more keen. A high priest who designs to destroy the temple of God: a Savior who saves not himself; and the Son of God crucified: these are the contradictions which give offense to Jews and libertines. But a high priest who dispels the types and shadows, only that he may disclose the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42He saved others - It does not seem probable that they meant to admit that he had actually saved others, but only that he “pretended” to save them from death by miracles, or that he claimed to be the Messiah, and thus affirmed that he “could” save them. This is, therefore, cutting irony. If he be the King of Israel … - It may seem strange to some that Jesus did not vindicate by a miracle his claims to be the Messiah, and come down from the cross. But 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 27:42

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of

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