Parallel Verses
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."
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!"
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.
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 reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him 40 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." 41 In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him.
Cross References
Matthew 26:61
who testified, "This man said, 'I am able to pull down the Sanctuary of God and three days afterwards to build a new one.'"
Matthew 4:3
So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."
Matthew 4:6
and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and faithless generation are eager for a sign; but none shall be given to them except the sign of Jonah." and He left them and went away.
Matthew 26:63-64
Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."
Matthew 27:42
"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.
Matthew 27:54
As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."
Luke 14:29-30
lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,
Luke 16:31
"'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'"
John 2:19-22
"Demolish this Sanctuary," said Jesus, "and in three days I will rebuild it."
Revelation 11:10
The inhabitants of the earth rejoice over them and are glad and will send gifts to one another; for these two Prophets had greatly troubled the inhabitants of the earth."