Matthew 27:39

Matthew 27:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads
• New Living Translation (NLT)The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.

Context of Matthew 27:39

37Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. 38Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.

Matthew 27:39 word by word

οἱ δὲ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• they that passed byπαραπορεύομαιparaporeuomai · to pass by/throughG3899
• reviledβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• waggingκινέωkineō · to moveG2795
• headsκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776

Cross-references for Matthew 27:39

• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
• Psalms 31:11Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.
• Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:7For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.
• Psalms 109:2for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
• Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me, that the Lord brought on me in the day of his fierce anger?
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
• Mark 15:29Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
• Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
• 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”

Commentaries on Matthew 27:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Wagging their heads - In token of contempt.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Wagging their heads - In token of derision and insult. See Job 16:4; Psalm 109:25.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 27:39

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

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Burial
• Gesture
• Golgotha

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