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Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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!” <a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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!” <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and saying, "The One destroying the temple and building it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, also descend from the cross!" <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> and saying, &#8220You 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.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and saying, “You who are going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and saying, &#8220The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> shouted, "So you're the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again in three days! If you are God's Son, save yourself and come down from the cross!" <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> and said, "You were going to tear down God's temple and build it again in three days. Save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross." <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> "You were going to tear down the Temple and build it back up in three days! Save yourself if you are God's Son! Come on down from the cross!" <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!" <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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!? <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> and 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!" <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, then come down from the cross." <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross." <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> 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!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and saying, “You that are throwing down the temple, and in three days building [it], save Yourself; if You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and saying, "The One destroying the temple and building it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, also descend from the cross!" <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.' <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying, He loosing the temple, and building in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and saying: “Ah, so you would destroy the temple of God and in three days rebuild it! Save your own self. If you are the Son of God, descend from the cross.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, [and] come down from the cross!” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And saying, O you who can tear down the temple and build it in three days, deliver yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they were saying, “The One who destroys The Temple and builds it in three days, save yourself, if you are The Son of God, and come down from the cross.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and saying: You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and saying, Thou that canst pull down the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, descend from the cross. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and cry'd, you that could destroy the temple, and rebuild it in three days, now save thy self: if thou art the son of God, come down from the cross. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross." <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and saying, "Thou Who destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save Thyself: if Thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross." <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it again in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8845" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Crucifixion</a> …39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads 40<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">saying,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-VMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“You who</a> <a href="/greek/2647.htm" title="2647: katalyōn (V-PPA-VMS) -- From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night.">are going to destroy</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naon (N-AMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: oikodomōn (V-PPA-VMS) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">rebuild it</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5140.htm" title="5140: trisin (Adj-DFP) -- Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; three.">three</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerais (N-DFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days,</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōson (V-AMA-2S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">save</a> <a href="/greek/4572.htm" title="4572: seauton (PPro-AM2S) -- Of yourself. ">Yourself!</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ei (V-PIA-2S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">You are</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabēthi (V-AMA-2S) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">come down</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4716.htm" title="4716: staurou (N-GMS) -- A cross. ">cross!”</a> 41In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” <a href="/mark/14-58.htm">Mark 14:58</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’” <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29-30</a> 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, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35-37</a> 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.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” <a href="/john/10-18.htm">John 10:18</a> No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” <a href="/john/19-19.htm">John 19:19-22</a> Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. / Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. / So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’” ... <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7-8</a> All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a> because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a> You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Psalm 89:50-51</a> Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— / how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a> The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. <a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Isaiah 49:7</a> Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.” <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a> I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. <a href="/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14</a> Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And saying, You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you be the Son of God, come down from the cross.saying.<a href="/genesis/37-19.htm">Genesis 37:19,20</a> And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh… <a href="/revelation/11-10.htm">Revelation 11:10</a> And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.that destroyest.<a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61</a> And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.<a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Luke 14:29,30</a> Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, … <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-22</a> Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up… If.<a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Matthew 27:54</a> Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.<a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Matthew 4:3,6</a> And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread… <a href="/matthew/26-63.htm">Matthew 26:63,64</a> But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God… come.<a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a> A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.<a href="/luke/16-31.htm">Luke 16:31</a> And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Buildest</a> <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Destroyest</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">God's</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">New</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Save</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Three</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Throwing</a> <a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Build</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Buildest</a> <a href="/matthew/27-42.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/27-42.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/mark/1-24.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Destroyest</a> <a href="/mark/3-24.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/27-43.htm">God's</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">New</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/matthew/27-42.htm">Save</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">Three</a> <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Throwing</a> <a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/mark/2-8.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and saying, This phrase introduces the mockery directed at Jesus by those who passed by during His crucifixion. It reflects the fulfillment of <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a>, which speaks of the scorn and derision faced by the suffering servant. The use of "saying" indicates a continuous action, suggesting that this was not a one-time taunt but a repeated insult.“You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, This statement refers to Jesus' earlier words in <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>, where He spoke metaphorically of His body as the temple. The misunderstanding of His statement highlights the spiritual blindness of His accusers. The temple in Jerusalem was a central place of worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. Jesus' claim was a prophecy of His death and resurrection, indicating that He Himself was the new temple, the dwelling place of God.save Yourself! This taunt challenges Jesus to demonstrate His power by saving Himself from the cross. It echoes the temptation of Satan in <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Matthew 4:3</a>, where Jesus was tempted to use His divine power for personal gain. The irony is that by not saving Himself, Jesus was fulfilling His mission to save humanity. This phrase underscores the misunderstanding of Jesus' mission by those who mocked Him.If You are the Son of God, This conditional statement questions Jesus' divine identity, similar to the devil's challenge in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Matthew 4:3, 6</a>). It reflects a common theme in the Gospels where Jesus' identity as the Son of God is both affirmed and challenged. The title "Son of God" signifies Jesus' unique relationship with the Father and His divine authority.come down from the cross!” The demand for Jesus to come down from the cross is a test of His divine power and authority. It reflects a misunderstanding of the nature of His kingship and mission. Jesus' refusal to come down is a fulfillment of His role as the suffering servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who would bear the sins of many. The cross is central to the Christian faith as the means of atonement and redemption, and Jesus' endurance on the cross is a testament to His obedience to the Father's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure in this passage, enduring crucifixion and mockery. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_mockers.htm">The Mockers</a> Those who taunted Jesus, including passersby, religious leaders, and soldiers. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> Refers to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence and the center of Jewish worship. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_cross.htm">The Cross</a> The instrument of Roman execution, symbolizing suffering and sacrifice. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events took place, significant in Jewish and Christian history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misinterpretation.htm">Understanding Misinterpretation</a> The mockers misunderstood Jesus' prophecy about the temple. We must seek to understand Scripture in its context to avoid similar errors. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_power.htm">The Nature of True Power</a> Jesus' refusal to come down from the cross demonstrates that true power is found in obedience to God's will, not in succumbing to human demands for proof. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a> Jesus' endurance on the cross is a model for believers to remain steadfast in trials, trusting in God's greater plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> This event fulfills Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_identity_of_christ.htm">The Identity of Christ</a> The challenge to "come down from the cross" questions Jesus' identity as the Son of God. Believers are called to affirm and trust in Jesus' divine identity and mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_the_temple.htm">What does the Bible say about the End Times Temple?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_carry_his_cross_or_not.htm">Did Jesus carry his own cross? (John 19:17 vs. Matthew 27:31-32)</a> <a href="/q/what_did_judas_do_with_the_blood_money.htm">What did Judas do with the blood money for betraying Jesus? He bought a field (Acts 1:18) and threw it into the temple; priests used it to buy a burial field (Matthew 27:5).</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_carry_his_cross.htm">Did Jesus bear his own cross? Yes (John 19:17) No (Matthew 27:31-32)</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>(40) Thou that destroyest the temple.--Our Lord had not been formally condemned on this charge, the evidence being insufficient, but it had clearly impressed itself on the minds of the people, and was probably that which most worked upon them to demand His death. The other words, "If thou be the Son of God," referred to the actual condemnation on the ground of blasphemy (<a href="/context/matthew/26-64.htm" title="Jesus said to him, You have said: nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter shall you see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.">Matthew 26:64-65</a>). We may reverently think of the form of the taunt as having recalled that of the Temptation in the Wilderness. Then, as now, the words "If thou be the Son of God" were as a challenge from the Power of Evil. Now, as then, they were met by the strength of Faith. To accept the challenge would have been to show that He did not trust the Father, just as it would have been not faith, but want of faith, to have cast Himself from the pinnacle of the Temple, and therefore to disown His Sonship in the very act of claiming it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - Saying. Some manuscripts (but not the best) insert οὐά after "saying." So the Vulgate (vah!) and other versions. But it seems to he derived from the parallel passage in Mark. What the evangelist gives is only a specimen of the insults hurled at the meek Sufferer, who looked for some to take pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but found none (<a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a>). Thou that destroyest the temple, etc. They shamelessly revive the old accusation (<a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61</a>; <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>), doubtless at the instigation of the Sanhedrists who mingled with the crowd (ver. 41). The saying rankled in the rulers' mind, and we see it playing a part later in the condemnation of Stephen (<a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13, 14</a>). Save thyself. Thou who boastest of thy power to destroy and rebuild this magnificent and solid temple, employ that power in delivering thyself from thy well deserved death. Little they knew that Christ was then fulfilling his own prediction, which would ere long be fully accomplished. As little did they understand that by his words ("I am able to destroy," instead of, "Destroy ye") they were bearing witness to the truth that he was voluntarily laying down his life, and that but for this surrender they could have had no power over him. If thou be the Son of God, etc. Some manuscripts and versions read the passage thus: "Save thyself, if thou be the Son of God, and come down from the cross." But the Received Text is most probably correct. These revilers are doing the devil's work, and are quoting his words (<a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Matthew 4:6</a>), in thus taunting Jesus. They refer to our Lord's own statement before Pilate (<a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Matthew 26:64</a>), thinking it expedient to keep this claim before the people's mind. He might, indeed, have answered the jibe by coming down from the cross; but then, as Bishop Pearson says, in saving himself he would not have saved us. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. saying, λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “You who Ὁ (Ho) Article - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. are going to destroy καταλύων (katalyōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2647.htm">Strong's 2647: </a> From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. temple ναὸν (naon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. rebuild [it] οἰκοδομῶν (oikodomōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. three τρισὶν (trisin) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. days, ἡμέραις (hēmerais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. save σῶσον (sōson) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. Yourself! σεαυτόν (seauton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4572.htm">Strong's 4572: </a> Of yourself. If εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. You are εἶ (ei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [the] Son Υἱὸς (Huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. come down κατάβηθι (katabēthi) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. cross!? σταυροῦ (staurou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4716.htm">Strong's 4716: </a> A cross. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:40 And saying You who destroy the temple (Matt. 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