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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And those passing by kept railing at Him, wagging their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And those passing by were speaking abusively to Him, shaking their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And those passing by were blaspheming Him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him <i>and</i> jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and those passing by kept slandering Him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And those passing by kept railing at Him, wagging their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they coming near, blasphemed him, shaking their heads,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But those passing by blasphemed him, shaking their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And those who passed by blasphemed against him, nodding their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But those who were passing by were reviling him and shaking their heads;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And going by they continued to blaspheme Him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they who were passing by reviled him, shaking their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the passengers all the while reviling him, shook their heads at him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And those passing by were reviling Him, wagging their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8840" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/3899.htm" title="3899: paraporeuomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To go past, pass by, pass along by. From para and poreuomai; to travel near.">passed by</a> <a href="/greek/987.htm" title="987: eblasphēmoun (V-IIA-3P) -- From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.">heaped abuse on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2795.htm" title="2795: kinountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up. From kio; to stir, literally or figuratively.">shaking</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalas (N-AFP) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">heads</a> </span> <span class="reftext">40</span>and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a></span><br />All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7-9</a></span><br />For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. / I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, / because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Psalm 109:25</a></span><br />I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-4.htm">Job 16:4</a></span><br />I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2-3</a></span><br />Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. / Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a></span><br />They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Psalm 35:21</a></span><br />They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-14</a></span><br />You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. / You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Psalm 69:19-20</a></span><br />You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You. / Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,</p><p class="hdg">reviled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6,7,17</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11-13</a></b></br> I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15-21</a></b></br> But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: <i>yea</i>, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew <i>it</i> not; they did tear <i>me</i>, and ceased not: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Abuse</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Derided</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-2.htm">Hurling</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Passers-By</a> <a href="/matthew/20-30.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Railed</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Wagging</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Abuse</a> <a href="/mark/6-3.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/mark/3-28.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/mark/5-40.htm">Derided</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Hurling</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/mark/2-14.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Passers-By</a> <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Railed</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/matthew/28-4.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/mark/2-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Wagging</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Crucifixions were often held in visible locations to serve as a deterrent to others. The people passing by would have been a mix of locals and pilgrims in Jerusalem for Passover, highlighting the public nature of Jesus' execution. This fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a>, which speaks of being scorned by those who see Him.<p><b>heaped abuse on Him</b><br>The act of heaping abuse reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah being despised and rejected (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>). This abuse was verbal and likely included mocking His claim to be the King of the Jews and the Son of God. The cultural context of honor and shame in the ancient Near East meant that public ridicule was a severe form of humiliation. This moment underscores the depth of Jesus' suffering and the rejection He faced from His own people.<p><b>shaking their heads</b><br>Shaking the head was a gesture of scorn and derision in ancient Jewish culture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a> and <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a>. This physical act of mockery signifies disbelief and contempt, emphasizing the rejection of Jesus' messianic claims. It also serves as a type of the suffering servant, a theme prevalent in the prophetic literature, where the righteous suffer unjustly at the hands of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/passersby.htm">Passersby</a></b><br>These were individuals who were present at the crucifixion of Jesus. They were likely Jewish pilgrims in Jerusalem for the Passover, and they mocked Jesus as they passed by.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of this event, Jesus is being crucified at Golgotha. His crucifixion is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the pivotal moment in Christian theology.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a></b><br>Also known as "The Place of the Skull," this is the site outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. It holds significant theological importance as the place of Jesus' sacrificial death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/crucifixion.htm">Crucifixion</a></b><br>A Roman method of execution, crucifixion was a brutal and public way to punish criminals. For Christians, it represents the atoning sacrifice of Jesus for the sins of humanity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mocking.htm">Mocking</a></b><br>The act of derision and scorn directed at Jesus by the passersby. This fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, which speaks of the Messiah being mocked and scorned.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_mockery_and_persecution.htm">Understanding Mockery and Persecution</a></b><br>Jesus' experience of mockery is a reminder that following Him may lead to similar treatment. Believers should be prepared to face scorn for their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The mockery of Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_persecution.htm">Responding to Persecution</a></b><br>Jesus' response to mockery was one of silence and forgiveness. Believers are called to respond to persecution with grace and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Following Jesus involves taking up one's cross, which may include enduring ridicule and rejection from the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_cross.htm">The Power of the Cross</a></b><br>Despite the mockery, the crucifixion is the means of salvation. Believers should focus on the redemptive power of the cross rather than the shame associated with it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_mocking_god.htm">What is the meaning of mocking God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_witchcraft.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse and guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_115_2___how_does_it_fit_unclear_events.htm">Psalm 115:2 — How does this verse align with historical events where God's presence or intervention seemed absent or unclear? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_22_6__hyperbole_or_inaccuracy.htm">Psalm 22:6 – Is the statement “I am a worm, and not a man” hyperbole, or does it imply a scientific or historical inaccuracy? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">They that passed by.</span>--The words bring before us the picture of a lounging crowd, strolling from one cross to the other, and mocking the central sufferer of the three. Rulers and chief priests were not ashamed to take part in the brutal mockery of a dying man. The spoken taunts were doubtless often repeated, and not always in the same form, but their burden is always the same.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They that passed by.</span> Golgotha being near a great high road and a much-frequented city gate (<a href="/john/19-20.htm">John 19:20</a>), passersby were numerous, even without counting those who were attracted by the woeful sight. Many of them knew nothing of Christ's case, but seeing him punished in company with the two malefactors, thought that he was doubtless guilty of the same crimes as they; others, perhaps, who had seen his miracles and heard something of his teaching, conceived the notion that one whom the priests and rulers condemned must be a dangerous impostor, and deserved the cruelest of deaths. <span class="cmt_word">Reviled him;</span> <span class="greek">ἐβλασφήμουν</span>: <span class="accented">railed on him</span>; <span class="accented">blasphemabant</span> (Vulgate). The expression, indeed, is true in its worse sense, for they who could thus revile the Son of God were guilty, however ignorantly, of gross impiety and irreverence. <span class="cmt_word">Wagging their heads.</span> In mockery and contempt, thus fulfilling the psalmist's words, "All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head;" and, "I am become a reproach unto them; when they see me, they shake their heads" (<a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Psalm 109:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who</span><br /><span class="grk">Οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(Hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passed by</span><br /><span class="grk">παραπορευόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(paraporeuomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go past, pass by, pass along by. From para and poreuomai; to travel near.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaped abuse on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐβλασφήμουν</span> <span class="translit">(eblasphēmoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> </span><span class="str2">From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shaking</span><br /><span class="grk">κινοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(kinountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2795.htm">Strong's 2795: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up. From kio; to stir, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heads,</span><br /><span class="grk">κεφαλὰς</span> <span class="translit">(kephalas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:39 Those who passed by blasphemed him wagging (Matt. 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