Bible Strands
Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The crucified Jesus is addressed by the religious leaders at the foot of the cross, immediately after their demand that He come down to prove He is the King of Israel.
The words — The text highlights pepoithen (He has trusted) and rhusasthō (he should deliver), framing the taunt around the claim that Jesus relies on God for rescue.
The thread — This mockery runs parallel to the language of Psalms 22:8 and Psalms 3:2, while directly invoking the Son of God title referenced in John 10:36.
Why it lands — The passage records opponents weaponizing Jesus’ claims of divine trust to demand immediate proof, forcing the reader to weigh their challenge against the unfolding narrative.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 22:8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- John 10:36 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
- Psalms 3:2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
- Psalms 14:6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
- Psalms 42:10 Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 71:11 saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
- Isaiah 36:15 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
- Isaiah 36:18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
- Isaiah 37:10 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Matthew 27:40 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!”