Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. New Living Translation “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! English Standard Version “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. Berean Standard Bible “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. Berean Literal Bible "He saved others. He is not able to save Himself. He is King of Israel! Let Him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. King James Bible He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. New King James Version “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. New American Standard Bible “He saved others; He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. NASB 1995 “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. NASB 1977 “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we shall believe in Him. Legacy Standard Bible “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. Amplified Bible “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him. Christian Standard Bible “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. Holman Christian Standard Bible He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. American Standard Version He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. Contemporary English Version "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross! Then we will believe him. English Revised Version He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. GOD'S WORD® Translation "He saved others, but he can't save himself. So he's Israel's king! Let him come down from the cross now, and we'll believe him. Good News Translation "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Isn't he the king of Israel? If he will come down off the cross now, we will believe in him! International Standard Version "He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. Majority Standard Bible ?He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. If He is the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. NET Bible "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him! New Heart English Bible "He saved others, but he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. Webster's Bible Translation He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. Weymouth New Testament "He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. World English Bible “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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“He saved others; He is not able to save Himself! If He is King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him; Berean Literal Bible "He saved others. He is not able to save Himself. He is King of Israel! Let Him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. Young's Literal Translation 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him; Smith's Literal Translation Others he saved; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. Catholic Public Domain Version “He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe in him. New American Bible “He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. New Revised Standard Version “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they were saying, He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe in him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were saying, “He saved others, he cannot save himself; if he is The King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross and we will trust in him.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe saved others; himself he can not save. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. Godbey New Testament He saved others; He is not able to save Himself: if He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on Him. Haweis New Testament say, He saved others, himself he is unable to save. If he be the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him. Mace New Testament he saved others, said they, but cannot save himself: if he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. Weymouth New Testament "He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. Worrell New Testament "Others He saved, Himself He cannot save! King of Israel is He! let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on Him! Worsley New Testament said, He saved others, himself He cannot save: if He be the king of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Crucifixion…41In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, 42“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”… Cross References Psalm 22:7-8 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.” Isaiah 53:3 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. Mark 15:31-32 In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! / Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him. Luke 23:35 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.” John 12:37-38 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” John 19:15 At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. Psalm 69:20-21 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. / They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 1 Peter 2:22-24 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” / 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. / He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” Psalm 2:1-4 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” ... Acts 4:25-28 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ / In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. ... Romans 15:3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” Hebrews 12:2 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. Psalm 118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Treasury of Scripture He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. saved. John 9:24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. Acts 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. the King. Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Matthew 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. Luke 19:38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. Jump to Previous Able Believe Cross Descend Faith He's Israel Others Salvation Save Saved SaviourJump to Next Able Believe Cross Descend Faith He's Israel Others Salvation Save Saved SaviourMatthew 27 1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.3. Judas hangs himself. 19. Pilate, admonished of his wife, 20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas. 27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns; 33. crucified; 39. reviled; 50. dies, and is buried; 62. his tomb is sealed and watched. He saved others This phrase acknowledges the miraculous works of Jesus throughout His ministry. The Greek word for "saved" here is "ἐσώσεν" (esōsen), which implies deliverance or rescue. Historically, Jesus performed numerous miracles, healing the sick, raising the dead, and casting out demons, which were acts of salvation in a physical sense. This acknowledgment by the chief priests and scribes, though spoken in mockery, inadvertently testifies to the undeniable impact of Jesus' ministry and His divine power to save. but He cannot save Himself He is the King of Israel Let Him come down now from the cross and we will believe in Him Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “He savedἔσωσεν (esōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. others, Ἄλλους (Allous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. [but] He cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. save σῶσαι (sōsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. Himself. ἑαυτὸν (heauton) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. He is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [the] King Βασιλεὺς (Basileus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of Israel! Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. Let Him come down καταβάτω (katabatō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. now νῦν (nyn) Adverb Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: 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 Strong's 4716: A cross. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. we will believe πιστεύσομεν (pisteusomen) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Him. αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Links Matthew 27:42 NIVMatthew 27:42 NLT Matthew 27:42 ESV Matthew 27:42 NASB Matthew 27:42 KJV Matthew 27:42 BibleApps.com Matthew 27:42 Biblia Paralela Matthew 27:42 Chinese Bible Matthew 27:42 French Bible Matthew 27:42 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 27:42 He saved others but he can't save (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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