Parallel Verses
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."
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.
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!"
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!"
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 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 40 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." 41 Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,
Cross References
Matthew 26:61
and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"
Matthew 4:3
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
Matthew 4:6
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"
Genesis 37:19-20
They said one to another, "Behold, this dreamer comes.
Matthew 16:4
An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah." He left them, and departed.
Matthew 26:63-64
But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God."
Matthew 27:42
"He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
Matthew 27:54
Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
Luke 14:29-30
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
Luke 16:31
"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"
John 2:19-22
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
Revelation 11:10
Those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.