Matthew 27:42
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
He saved others; himself he cannot save These words in the original would recall the "hosannas" in the Temple which had enraged the chief priests; see note ch. Mat 21:9. They also connect themselves…
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