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42 “He saved others but can’t save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him[a] come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God[b] rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’

44 In a similar way, the bandits[c] who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:42 Other mss. read If he is the king of Israel, let him
  2. Matthew 27:43 Lit. him
  3. Matthew 27:44 Or revolutionaries

42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(A) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(B) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(C) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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