Matthew 27:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
  • Matt 27:37 : 37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • John 12:13 : 13 Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
  • John 12:47 : 47 And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.
  • Acts 4:14 : 14 And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.
  • Matt 2:2 : 2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
  • Luke 19:38 : 38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
  • John 9:24 : 24 So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.

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  • 87%

    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    27 And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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    29 And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

    30 Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

    31 In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

    32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

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    43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

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    34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

    36 And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,

    37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

    38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    39 And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

    40 But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

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    35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    36 And they were seated there watching him.

    37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

    39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

    40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • 49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

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    46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

    47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

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    35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

    36 And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

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    22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

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    7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

    8 He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.

  • 13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

  • 48 If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

  • 31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.

  • 2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

  • 21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

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    29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

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    18 Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.

    19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • 39 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

  • 7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • 29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

  • 39 And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

  • 2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

  • 34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • 19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.