A moment in scripture
Matthew 27:42
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He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 27:40
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
- Matthew 27:41
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
- Matthew 27:43
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
- Matthew 27:44
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.