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Matthew 27:43-45
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Matthew 27:43-45
New English Translation
43 He trusts in God—let God, if he wants to, deliver him now[a] because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!” 44 The[b] robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.[c]
Jesus’ Death
45 Now from noon until three,[d] darkness came over all the land.[e]
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- Matthew 27:43 sn An allusion to Ps 22:8.
- Matthew 27:44 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:44 sn Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).
- Matthew 27:45 tn Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”
- Matthew 27:45 sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.
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