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

41The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. 42“He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way. 45At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

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 3:2So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude
• Psalms 14:6The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.
• Psalms 22:8“Is this the one who relies on the Lord? Then let the Lord save him! If the Lord loves him so much, let the Lord rescue him!”
• Psalms 42:10Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”
• Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”
• Isaiah 36:15Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the Lord by saying, ‘The Lord will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’
• Isaiah 37:10“This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.
• Matthew 27:40“Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
• John 3:16“For this is how 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 5:17But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• John 19:7The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called 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

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