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Matthew 27:40

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and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

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Matthew 27:40 in other translations

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Matthew 27:40 · American Standard Version

Matthew 27:40 in context

  1. 38Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
  2. 39Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
  3. 40and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  4. 41Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
  5. 42“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.