Matthew 27:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 27:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 27:4022 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Matthew 27:40
Having stripped and crucified Christ, they go yet further, and seeing Him on the cross revile Him.
'They revile him' because they passed by that way, and would not walk in the true way of the Scriptures. 'They wagged their heads,' because they had just before shifted their feet, and stood not upon a rock. The foolish rabble cast the same taunt against Him that the false witnesses had invented, 'Aha! thou that destroyest the temple of God and rebuildest it in three days.'
'Aha!' is an interjection of taunt and mockery.
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