Matthew 27:40
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!”
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- Matt 26:61 : 61 and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- Matt 4:3 : 3 The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
- Matt 4:6 : 6 and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
- John 2:19-22 : 19 Jesus replied,“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.” 20 Then the Jewish leaders said to him,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?” 21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
- Rev 11:10 : 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
- Matt 26:63-64 : 63 But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him,“You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
- Matt 27:42 : 42 “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!
- Matt 27:54 : 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
- Luke 14:29-30 : 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him. 30 They will say,‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
- Luke 16:31 : 31 He replied to him,‘If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
- Matt 16:4 : 4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
- Gen 37:19-20 : 19 They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams! 20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”
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- Mark 15:29-324 verses91%
29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
31 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law– were mocking him among themselves:“He saved others, but he cannot save himself!
32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
- Luke 23:34-407 verses85%
34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
37 and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”
40 But the other rebuked him, saying,“Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
- Matt 27:41-444 verses84%
41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
42 “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!
43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
- Matt 27:36-394 verses81%
36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
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61 and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
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49 But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
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9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
- John 2:19-202 verses75%
19 Jesus replied,“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.”
20 Then the Jewish leaders said to him,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?”
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58 “We heard him say,‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’”
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27 And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.
- Matt 27:46-472 verses73%
46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,“This man is calling for Elijah.”
- Matt 4:6-72 verses72%
6 and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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31 When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
- Mark 15:34-363 verses72%
34 Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”
36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
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13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
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39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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19 and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised.”
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25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
- Matt 27:22-232 verses72%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
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7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
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34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog him severely, and kill him. Yet after three days, he will rise again.”
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4 Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
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29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
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20 When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
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20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.