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 even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law and elders – were mocking him: 42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him! He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!” 44The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. 45Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

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 say about me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah)
• Psalms 14:6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the Lord is their shelter.
• Psalms 22:8They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver him, for he delights in him.”
• Psalms 42:10My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
• Isaiah 36:15Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord by saying, “The Lord will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
• Isaiah 37:10“Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
• Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”
• John 3:16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• John 5:17So he told them, “My Father is working until now, and I too am working.”
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• John 19:7The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed 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