³⁹ And ^(A)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(B)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^(C)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ^[a]scribes and elders, said, ⁴² “He ^(D)saved others; Himself He cannot save. ^[b]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ^[c]Him. ^43 (E)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44 (F)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

³⁵ And ^(A)the people stood looking on. But even the ^(B)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

³⁶ The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him ^(C)sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

^38 (D)And an inscription also was ^[a]written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^39 (E)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, ^[b]“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”