English Standard Version
Matthew 27:43
43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
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.’ ”
- 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.’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Context of Matthew 27:43
41So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42"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. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" 44And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way. 45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Read all of Matthew 27Matthew 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 my soul, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah
- Psalms 14:6You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge.
- Psalms 22:8"He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"
- Psalms 42:10As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?"
- Psalms 71:11and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."
- Isaiah 36:15Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord by saying, "The Lord will surely deliver us. This city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."
- Isaiah 37:10"Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Matthew 27:40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
- John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I am working."
- John 10:30I and the Father are one."
- John 19:7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself 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
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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
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