Matthew 27:40 meaning and explanation
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Matthew 27:40, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of passersby mocking Jesus as He hangs on the cross. They echo the charge brought at His trial, that He claimed He would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, a saying John's Gospel applies to His body.
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