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and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
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Echoes of Temptation
Commentators point out that the taunt, "If you are the Son of God," directly echoes the devil's temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. This reveals the crucifixion as a spiritual battlefield where Satan, speaking through the mockers, makes a final, desperate attempt to divert Jesus from His saving mission.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
You who destroy the temple — Our Lord had not been formally condemned on this charge, as the evidence was insufficient. H…
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Baptist
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thys…
Crucifixion was always carried out publicly as a warning to others. A public execution provided opportunity for those walking by to “hurl insults” …
16th Century
Protestant
You who destroyed the temple. They charge Christ with teaching falsehood because, now that it is called for, he does not actually display …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After relating His condemnation, His Passion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And whe…
