If thou art the Son of God (ε υιος ε του θεου). More exactly, "If thou art a son of God," the very language of the devil to Jesus …

Thou that destroyest the temple, and so on. Meaning, you who boasted that you could do it. This was one of the things that had been falsel…

You who destroy the temple — Our Lord had not been formally condemned on this charge, as the evidence was insufficient. H…

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the…

St. John Chrysostom: Having stripped and crucified Christ, they go even further, and seeing Him on the cross, they revile Him.…

Crucifixion was always carried out publicly as a warning to others. A public execution provided opportunity for those walking by to “hurl insults” …

You who destroyed the temple. They charge Christ with teaching falsehood because, now that it is called for, he does not actually display …

And saying, you that destroy the temple
The Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "the temple of God"; and add "ah…

It was customary to shame criminals by posting a written notice of the crime for which they suffered. So they placed such a notice over Christ's he…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…