Matthew 27:40

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Matt 26:61 : 61 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
  • Matt 4:3 : 3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
  • Matt 4:6 : 6 and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  • John 2:19-22 : 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
  • Rev 11:10 : 10 And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.
  • Matt 26:63-64 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
  • Matt 27:42 : 42 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.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
  • Luke 14:29-30 : 29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, 30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
  • Luke 16:31 : 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
  • Matt 16:4 : 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
  • Gen 37:19-20 : 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

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    27And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

    28(Ommitted)

    29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

    30save thyself, and come down from the cross.

    31In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

    32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

  • Luke 23:34-40
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    34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

    35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.

    36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar,

    37and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

    38And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    39And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

    40But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

  • Matt 27:41-44
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    41In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,

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    43He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

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  • Matt 27:36-39
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    36and they sat and watched him there.

    37And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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    61and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

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    49And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

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    9And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

  • John 2:19-20
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    19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

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    46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

    47And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

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    6and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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    25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

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    22Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

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    21but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

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    34and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

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    4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

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