Matthew 27:43

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He trusts in God; let God rescue him now—if he takes pleasure in him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

King James Version (1611)
He trusted in God, let him deliuer him now if hee will haue him: for he said, I am the Sonne of God.

King James Version
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

English Standard Version
He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

New American Standard Bible
"HE HAS TRUSTED IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE TAKES PLEASURE IN HIM; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

New Century Version
He trusts in God, so let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

Amplified Bible
"HE TRUSTS IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"HE TRUSTS IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

Berean Standard Bible
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Contemporary English Version
He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son."

Complete Jewish Bible
" He trusted God? So, let him rescue him if he wants him! After all, he did say, ‘I'm the Son of God'!"

Darby Translation
He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.

Easy-to-Read Version
He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
He trusted in God, let him deliuer him nowe, if he will haue him: for he saide, I am the Sonne of God.

George Lamsa Translation
He trusted in God; let him save him now, if he is pleased with him; for he said, I am God''s Son.

Good News Translation
He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"

Lexham English Bible
He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, ‘I am the Son of God'!"

Literal Translation
He trusted on God. Let Him rescue Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, I am Son of God.

American Standard Version
He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

Bible in Basic English
He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

Hebrew Names Version
He trusts in God. Let him deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

International Standard Version
He trusts in God. Let Godhim">[fn] rescue him now if he cares for him. After all, he said, 'I am the Son of God,'"Psalm 22:8;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
He trusted upon Aloha; let him liberate him now, if he delighteth i [fn] him; for he said, I am the Son of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
He trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He trusted in God, let hym delyuer hym nowe, yf he wyll haue hym: for he sayde, I am the sonne of God.

English Revised Version
He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

World English Bible
He trusts in God. Let him deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God: let him deliver him now if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, `I am God's Son.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he tristide in God; delyuer he hym now, if he wole; for he seide, That Y am Goddis sone.

Update Bible Version
He trusts on God; let him deliver [him] now, if he desires him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

Webster's Bible Translation
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

New English Translation
He trusts in God—let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God's Son'!"

New King James Version
He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, "I am the Son of God."'

New Living Translation
He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

New Life Bible
He trusts God. Let God save Him now, if God cares for Him. He has said, ‘I am the Son of God.'"

New Revised Standard
He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, ‘I am God's Son.'"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God's Son.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He trusted in God: let him now deliver him if he will have him. For he said: I am the Son of God.

Revised Standard Version
He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He trusted in God let him deliver him now yf he will have him: for he sayde I am the sonne of God.

Young's Literal Translation
he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He trusted in God, let him delyuer him now, yf he wil haue him. For he hath sayde: I am the sonne of God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
he relied upon God; if he be such a favourite, let God then deliver him: for he us'd to say he was the son of God.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He trusts in God. Let the Almighty save him if he really wants him. Jesus said himself, 'I am the Boss's Son.'"

Contextual Overview

³⁵After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they whiled away the time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews . Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: "You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you're really God's Son, come down from that cross!" ⁴¹The high priests, along with the religion scholars and leaders, were right there mixing it up with the rest of them, having a great time poking fun at him: "He saved others—he can't save himself! King of Israel, is he? Then let him get down from that cross. We'll all become believers then! He was so sure of God—well, let him rescue his ‘Son' now—if he wants him! He did claim to be God's Son, didn't he?" Even the two criminals crucified next to him joined in the mockery. ⁴⁵From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around midafternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" ⁴⁷Some bystanders who heard him said, "He's calling for Elijah." One of them ran and got a sponge soaked in sour wine and lifted it on a stick so he could drink. The others joked, "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's see if Elijah comes and saves him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

trusted: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 22:8, Psalms 42:10, Psalms 71:11, Isaiah 36:15, Isaiah 36:18, Isaiah 37:10

I am: Matthew 27:40, John 3:16, John 3:17, John 5:17-25, John 10:30, John 10:36, John 19:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:19 - Behold 2 Samuel 22:20 - delighted 1 Kings 22:24 - Which way 2 Kings 18:5 - trusted 2 Kings 18:22 - We trust 2 Kings 18:30 - make you 2 Chronicles 32:11 - The Lord our God Psalms 21:7 - For the Psalms 35:25 - so Psalms 144:7 - Send Daniel 3:15 - and who Joel 2:17 - wherefore Micah 7:10 - Where Nahum 1:7 - that Matthew 14:33 - Of Matthew 26:63 - the Christ Matthew 27:49 - let us Matthew 27:54 - Truly Mark 9:7 - This Mark 15:18 - Hail Mark 15:39 - he said Luke 3:22 - Thou art Luke 22:70 - the Son John 1:34 - this Acts 9:20 - that Romans 1:3 - his Son 1 Timothy 4:10 - because Hebrews 2:13 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and Sarai his daughter-in-law (his son Abram's wife) and set out with them from Ur of the Chaldees for the land of Canaan. But when they got as far as Haran, they settled down there.

Genesis 24:29
Rebekah had a brother named Laban. Laban ran outside to the man at the spring. He had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister and had heard her say, "The man said this and this and this to me." So he went to the man and there he was, still standing with his camels at the spring. Laban welcomed him: "Come on in, blessed of God ! Why are you standing out here? I've got the house ready for you; and there's also a place for your camels."

Genesis 27:5
Rebekah was eavesdropping as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. As soon as Esau had gone off to the country to hunt game for his father, Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob. "I just overheard your father talking with your brother, Esau. He said, ‘Bring me some game and fix me a hearty meal so that I can eat and bless you with God 's blessing before I die.'

Genesis 27:8
"Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies."

Genesis 27:13
"If it comes to that," said his mother, "I'll take the curse on myself. Now, just do what I say. Go and get the goats."

Genesis 28:10
Jacob left Beersheba and went to Haran. He came to a certain place and camped for the night since the sun had set. He took one of the stones there, set it under his head and lay down to sleep. And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground and it reached all the way to the sky; angels of God were going up and going down on it.

Proverbs 30:17
An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.

Acts 5:29
Peter and the apostles answered, "It's necessary to obey God rather than men. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, the One you killed by hanging him on a cross. God set him on high at his side, Prince and Savior, to give Israel the gift of a changed life and sins forgiven. And we are witnesses to these things. The Holy Spirit, whom God gives to those who obey him, corroborates every detail."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He trusted in God,.... That is, he pretended to claim an interest in him, to be high in his favour and esteem, and to have great faith and confidence in him:

let him deliver him now; directly, from the cross, and the death of it:

if he will have him; or if he is well pleased with him as his own Son, or delights in him as such, and will show him any favour and good will; see Psalms 22:8, where are these very words, and which are predicted should be said by these men to Christ; and are a wonderful confirmation of the truth of that Psalm and prophecy belonging to him:

for he said, I am the Son of God; not only in his ministry, but he had said so in their grand council, before them all.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He saved others - It does not seem probable that they meant to admit that he had actually saved others, but only that he “pretended” to save them from death by miracles, or that he claimed to be the Messiah, and thus affirmed that he “could” save them. This is, therefore, cutting irony.

If he be the King of Israel ... - It may seem strange to some that Jesus did not vindicate by a miracle his claims to be the Messiah, and come down from the cross. But the time had come for him to make an atonement. He had given full and sufficient proof that he was the Christ. Those who had rejected him, and who mocked and taunted him, would have been little likely to admit his claims if he had come down from the cross, since they had set at naught all his other miracles. They said this for the purpose of insult; and Jesus chose rather to suffer, though his character was assailed, than to work a new miracle for their gratification. He had foretold his death, and the time had come; and now, amid revilings, and gibes, and curses, and the severe sarcasms of an angry and apparently triumphant priesthood, he chose to die for the sins of the world. To this they added “insult” to God, profanely calling upon him to interpose by miracle and save him, if he was his friend; and all this when their prophets had foretold this very scene, and when they were fulfilling the predictions of their own Scriptures. See the Isaiah 53:0 notes, and Daniel 9:24-27 notes. So wonderful is the way by which God causes His word to be fulfilled.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 43. If he will have him — Or, if he delight in him - ει θελει αυτον. The verbs θελω and εθελω, are used by the Septuagint in more than forty places for the Hebrew חפץ chaphets, which signifies, earnestly to desire, or delight in. Now as this is a quotation from Psalms 22:8, He trusted in the Lord, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, (כי חפץ בו ki chaphets bo,) for he HATH DELIGHTED IN HIM: - ὁτι θελει αυτον, Sept. This will sufficiently vindicate the above translation; as the evangelist quotes the words from that version, with the simple change of ει, if, for ὁτι, because.