Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
and saying, "You who would tear down the sanctuary, and build one in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
New American Standard Bible
and saying, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and saying, “The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
International Standard Version
and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
A Conservative Version
and saying, Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
American Standard Version
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Amplified
and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
An Understandable Version
saying, "You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Anderson New Testament
and saying: You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Bible in Basic English
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Common New Testament
and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and cry'd, you that could destroy the temple, and rebuild it in three days, now save thy self: if thou art the son of God, come down from the cross.
Darby Translation
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
Godbey New Testament
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
John Wesley New Testament
Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son God, come down from the cross.
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, He loosing the temple, and building in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
King James 2000
And saying, You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and saying, "The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
Modern King James verseion
and saying, You destroying the temple and building it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple of God, and buildest it in three days: save thyself. If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross."
Moffatt New Testament
and calling, "You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days! Save yourself, if you are God's Son! Come down from the cross!"
Montgomery New Testament
"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
NET Bible
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!"
New Heart English Bible
and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Noyes New Testament
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days, save thyself, if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross.
Sawyer New Testament
and saying, You that destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
The Emphasized Bible
and saying - The man that taketh down the Temple and in three days buildeth it! Save, thyself! If thou art God's, Son, come down from the cross.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and saying, Thou that canst pull down the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, descend from the cross.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,' save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"
Webster
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Weymouth New Testament
and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."
Williams New Testament
and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross."
World English Bible
and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
Worrell New Testament
and saying, "Thou Who destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save Thyself: if Thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Worsley New Testament
and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it again in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Youngs Literal Translation
and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'
Themes
Blasphemy » Instances of » The revilers of jesus, when he was crucified
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
Divinity » Challenged » On the crossby the rabble
Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)
Malefactors (criminals) » Crucified with jesus
Mocking » The persecutors of jesus mock him
Reviling and reproaching » Exemplified » Jews
Righteousness » The wicked » Speak contemptuously against those who follow
Satanic » At the cross if thou be the son of God, come down from the cross » The cry of the rabble
Topics
Interlinear
Oikodomeo
Seautou
Katabaino
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Crucified
39 And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, "You who would tear down the sanctuary, and build one in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!" 41 And the high priests, too, made sport of him with the scribes and elders, and said,
Cross References
Matthew 26:61
and said, "This man said, 'I can tear down the sanctuary of God, and build it up in three days.' "
Matthew 4:3
And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"
Matthew 4:6
and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "
Matthew 16:4
"It is a wicked and faithless age that insists on a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah." And he left them and went away.
Matthew 26:63-64
But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God."
Matthew 27:42
"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
Matthew 27:54
And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!"
Luke 14:29-30
Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him,
Luke 16:31
He answered, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead!' "
John 2:19-22
Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it in three days!"
Revelation 11:10
The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate by sending presents to one another, for these two prophets were a torment to the inhabitants of the earth.