Matthew 27:39-49

Legacy Standard Bible

³⁹ And those passing by were blaspheming Him, ^(A)shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, “^(B)You who are going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^(C)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, ⁴² “^(D)He saved others; ^[a]He cannot save Himself. ^(E)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ^43 (F)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^[b]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (G)And the robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

^45 (H)Now from the ^[c]sixth hour darkness ^[d]fell upon all the land until the ^[e]ninth hour. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(I)Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ^48 (J)And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest of them were saying, “^[f]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him^[g].”