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“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- Crown Of Thorns
Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the...
- Crown Of Thorns
If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
“Let The Messiah, The King of Israel, descend now from the cross that we may see and we will believe in him”. And those also who were crucified with him were reviling him. Contemporary English Version
He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English. And they were saying, “He saved others, he cannot save himself; if he is The King of Israel, let him descend now from the cross and we will trust in him.”. Contemporary English Version.
The chief priests and scribes, and the elders, upbraid Jesus with being the King of Israel. Many people could like the King of Israel well enough, if he would but come down from the cross; if they could but have his kingdom without the tribulation through which they must enter into it.
These Jewish religious leaders are making light of their lack of faith in Jesus as the King of Israel. They sarcastically claim if He would come down from the cross, they would believe in Him. Given their rejection of prior miracles and other evidence, even that is unlikely (John 5:39–40).
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If you are the Son of God, step down from the cross!” The chief priests also joined the scribes and elders in jeering at him, saying, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself! If this is the king of Israel, why doesn’t he come down from the cross now, and we’ll believe him!